City Hall 'die-in': Campaigners to stage protest after 10 people killed on London's roads in a month

A similar 'die-in' protest held last year
Twitter/Tom Kearney
Jamie Bullen9 June 2016

Campaigners will stage a “die-in” vigil on the steps of City Hall after 10 people were killed on London's roads in the space of just a month.

Members of four groups including London Women on Bikes (LWOB), #LondonBusWatch, Westminster Living Streets and BMX Life are coming together for the first time on Friday to highlight the deaths as part of a call to improve road safety.

The demonstrators will make a direct appeal to Mayor Sadiq Khan who pledged to ensure safer roads for cyclists and walkers in his election manifesto.

It comes after 10 people, including three cyclists and seven pedestrians, were killed on London's roads since Saturday, May 7 when a woman in her 70s was knocked down by a moped in Holloway.

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Transport for London stressed the figure of 10 people is provisional.

Meanwhile, seven pedestrians have also been killed in the space of a month.

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Speakers from all four campaign groups will give speeches at the vigil while letters will be handed to London Assembly Member Caroline Russell.

Flowers will also be laid and a 10-minute silence held to remember the victims.

Tom Kearney, of #LondonBusWatch said: “The Mayor made lots of pledges about improving conditions for pedestrians and cyclists during his campaign and we hope our action will serve as a polite reminder that these deaths have happened on his watch.”

Protesters will gather at City Hall on Friday at 5.30pm with speeches due to start at 6pm.

A spokesman for the Mayor of London said: “Sadiq wants to make cycling or walking in London the obvious and safe choice for thousands more Londoners.

"He realises there is still a great deal of work to be done to protect cyclists and pedestrians from collisions.

"And it is a key part of his vision of the greener, more modern and more affordable transport network that we need in our city. He will be looking at what works from the existing schemes and making sure we deliver the best, safest road network possible.”

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