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| A cyclist accused of killing a woman by ploughing into her on a racing bike shouted at her as she lay injured, a court has heard. | A cyclist accused of killing a woman by ploughing into her on a racing bike shouted at her as she lay injured, a court has heard. |
| Charlie Alliston was allegedly riding at 18mph on a fixed-wheel track bike with no front brakes before he collided with Kim Briggs, a mother of two, as she crossed a busy road in central London in February 2016. | Charlie Alliston was allegedly riding at 18mph on a fixed-wheel track bike with no front brakes before he collided with Kim Briggs, a mother of two, as she crossed a busy road in central London in February 2016. |
| He is on trial at the Old Bailey in London charged with manslaughter and causing grievous harm by wanton and furious driving under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act. | He is on trial at the Old Bailey in London charged with manslaughter and causing grievous harm by wanton and furious driving under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act. |
| David Callan was walking along Old Street at about 12.15pm on 12 February last year when he looked up and saw the crash, according to a statement read out in court. | David Callan was walking along Old Street at about 12.15pm on 12 February last year when he looked up and saw the crash, according to a statement read out in court. |
| “I had my head down looking at something on my mobile phone when I heard a shout,” he said. “It was a loud shout and seemed like a male voice conveying urgency, like a warning or alert. | “I had my head down looking at something on my mobile phone when I heard a shout,” he said. “It was a loud shout and seemed like a male voice conveying urgency, like a warning or alert. |
| “It made me look up immediately, just in time to see a collision between a cyclist and a pedestrian. The cyclist flew through the air and the pedestrian fell at the point of impact. | “It made me look up immediately, just in time to see a collision between a cyclist and a pedestrian. The cyclist flew through the air and the pedestrian fell at the point of impact. |
| “The cyclist clattered to the ground further down the road but quickly sprang to their feet and shouted something at the pedestrian as they took a step towards the pedestrian, who lay on the ground. It seemed like the same voice I heard immediately before the collision.” Callan said he saw others had come to the pedestrian’s aid, so he continued on his way. | “The cyclist clattered to the ground further down the road but quickly sprang to their feet and shouted something at the pedestrian as they took a step towards the pedestrian, who lay on the ground. It seemed like the same voice I heard immediately before the collision.” Callan said he saw others had come to the pedestrian’s aid, so he continued on his way. |
| Jurors heard that Briggs, 44, suffered “non-survivable brain injuries” and died in hospital a week later. | Jurors heard that Briggs, 44, suffered “non-survivable brain injuries” and died in hospital a week later. |
| Alliston’s “fixie” bike was not legal to use on the road without it being modified to add a front brake, jurors earlier heard. | Alliston’s “fixie” bike was not legal to use on the road without it being modified to add a front brake, jurors earlier heard. |
| In January last year, he had bought the £700 Planet X bike secondhand for £470, telling the vendor, William Ringwood, he used to be a courier and wanted to use it for track cycling. | In January last year, he had bought the £700 Planet X bike secondhand for £470, telling the vendor, William Ringwood, he used to be a courier and wanted to use it for track cycling. |
| Edward Small, a crash investigator who studied CCTV of the incident, concluded that Alliston, who was then aged 18, would have been able to stop and avoid a collision if the bike had been fitted with a front brake. | Edward Small, a crash investigator who studied CCTV of the incident, concluded that Alliston, who was then aged 18, would have been able to stop and avoid a collision if the bike had been fitted with a front brake. |
| The defendant had been travelling at an average of 18mph before he noticed Briggs step out into the road, jurors heard. He was a minimum of 6.65 metres away when he swerved and tried to take evasive action. | The defendant had been travelling at an average of 18mph before he noticed Briggs step out into the road, jurors heard. He was a minimum of 6.65 metres away when he swerved and tried to take evasive action. |
| Tests on a conventional mountain bike found a stopping distance of about three metres (10ft), but Alliston’s model had a stopping distance of about 12 metres, the court heard. | Tests on a conventional mountain bike found a stopping distance of about three metres (10ft), but Alliston’s model had a stopping distance of about 12 metres, the court heard. |
| Cross-examining, Mark Wyeth QC asked Small whether there could be a margin of error in his calculations of Alliston’s average speed before he saw Briggs. The expert replied that any difference would only have been a “fraction of a mile per hour”. | Cross-examining, Mark Wyeth QC asked Small whether there could be a margin of error in his calculations of Alliston’s average speed before he saw Briggs. The expert replied that any difference would only have been a “fraction of a mile per hour”. |
| Alliston, now 20, of Bermondsey, south London, denies the charges. The trial continues. | Alliston, now 20, of Bermondsey, south London, denies the charges. The trial continues. |