Ghost bike

(lost) Javed Sumbal

Javed Sumbal

This ghost bike was erected by his work colleagues.

Site: Javed Sumbal (1 memorial)

E1, Commercial Road

When we heard about this ghost bike in November 2015 it had already gone but Google Maps history for September 2014 provided this street shot. The close-up picture comes from the East London Advertiser.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Javed Sumbal

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Cyclist deaths

Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists...

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Javed Sumbal

34 years old, Sumbal worked as a bike courier for Darwin's Deli in Barnardo S...

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