Shocking moment cyclist smashes into bus & flips over handlebars… but viewers can't work out who's to blame

Business Mayor

03-05-2025

SHOCKING footage shows the moment a cyclist smashed into a bus before flipping over the handlebars of her bike.
The Lime bike rider, who appears to be a woman, was racing south down Shoreditch High Street in London at 7.45pm on Tuesday.
4 Shocking footage shows a cyclist smashing into a bus and flipping over the handlebars Credit: Twitter/@BrixtonHatter
4 The Lime bike rider was travelling at speed before crashing Credit: Twitter/@BrixtonHatter
4 She then appeared to 'face plant' the pavement Credit: Twitter/@BrixtonHatter
Just before she moves alongside the stationary vehicle, the cyclist's attention diverts from the road as she waves at a pedestrian.
Footage shows her travelling at speed before she clipped the side of a red double-decker bus with the number 47.
Just moments later, she was sent flying over the handlebars after colliding with a piece of metal panelling protruding from the side of the bus.
Shocked onlookers watched on as the woman, who was riding without wearing a helmet, crashed down.
The heavy bike appears to land on top of the woman's back and her bag is sent flying out of the front basket.
However, despite the painful looking fall, the London Ambulance Service said that they had no record of sending crews to treat the cyclist at the time and location.
The footage has been viewed millions of time after going viral on social media.
Viewers were left divided over who was at fault in the incident.
One said on X, formerly Twitter: 'No cycle lane. No bus stop bypass. Rider forced close to the bus by an overtaking vehicle.
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'There may be a miscalculation by the rider here but she wouldn't have been put in this position if there were proper cycling facilities.
'Hope she's ok.'
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But another user responded: 'She's crashed straight into a bus and it's everyone's fault ? No. Just no. She crashed into it, very simple.'
A third tweeted: 'I pedal-cycled a lot as a child and youth. I never had the benefit of any cycling infrastructure.
'I never cycled into a stationary motor vehicle.'
All cyclists are advised to wear a helmet by the Highway Code, as 'evidence suggests that a correctly fitted helmet will reduce your risk of sustaining a head injury in certain circumstances'.
But it is not a legal requirement and no helmets are provided to people hiring Lime bikes or other dockless bikes in the city.
The 47 bus runs between Newquay Road in Lewisham and Shoreditch.
It is operated under contract to TfL by Stagecoach London.
A Transport for London spokesperson confirmed to The Sun that the cyclist had collided with a stationary bus and there were 'no serious injuries reported'.
Simon Munk, from the London Cycling Campaign, told the outlet: 'Everyone getting around in London needs to behave sensibly – that counts for drivers, pedestrians and obviously cyclists too.
'Pay attention to your surroundings, cycle within your capabilities, look after yourself and others.
'And remember, lots of organisations including LCC offer free third party insurance with membership.'