Person    | Female  Born 1988  Died 20/10/2014

Janina Gehlau

Categories: Cyclist, Tragedy

Countries: Germany

Janina Gehlau, from Dusseldorf, Germany, was studying for a Masters degree and completing her dissertation in London. Aged 26 she was killed by a left-turning lorry at Ludgate Circus.

March 2016: The Guardian reports: The driver, Vincent Doyle, was cleared of causing her death by careless driving, although, if you read how the collision occurred, there is no explanation for how he failed to see her other than him just not looking.

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