Grove vale / Dog Kennel hill cordoned off this morning

[Mark]

I see the police had closed off Grove Vale and Denmark Hill this morning at about 8:30, anyone know what that was about?

[mockney piers]

I hope they're not raiding Keith's house

[Mark]

the BBC travel says:

"A2216 London - Dog Kennel Hill closed eastbound between the Pytchley Road junction and the Melbourne Grove junction in East Dulwich, because of a serious accident."

[buggie]

I could see the HEMS dr's at the scene when I came by just before 9am - was going down the other way. Think once they've stabilised the patients and whizzed them over the hill the road will open again fairly quickly = there was a recovery lorryh there already. Hope whoever it is is ok - know they'll get best poss care.

[Mark]

what's HEMS dr's?

[Ant]

I got caught up in that; had to get out of my bus and walk past just as all the police/fire/ambulance types were arriving. Didn't want to look too much but what I saw didn't look good - looks as if someone went under a lorry. Loads of sirens, emergency people rushing about with a 'this is bad' expression on their faces. Not nice at all.

[buggie]

Sorry! Helicopter Emergency Medical Service - only they came in a car (they whizzed past me at the bus stop). Their based in whitchapel at the Royal London, but come into Kings sometimes with patients as King's is a trauma centre as well.

[snorky]

bad news :(

[dulwichmum]

Has anyone seen Batdog?

[spymum]

Bad news indeed. Oh dear; will keep fingers crossed.

It is still clossed but the train station is open apparently.

spymum

(Blog: Posh Mum)

[Polly D]

Likewise Ant. Didn't look good and from what people were saying it was pretty serious.

[snorky]

1 dead apparently:(

what a shite start to the day

[ratty]

The cozzers were appealing for witnesses and stopped me in me motor whilst I was leaving my house for work this morning! I guess the accident must have been nasty and they were just taping the road off.

Imagine asking me though! As if I am gonna bleat to the filth!

[Ant]

I was too far back to see anything when it happened, but there must have been plenty of people around as the road was quite busy at the time.

[mixulee]

the cyclist was killed - local East Dulwich resident with children.

[spymum]

Poor soul. And poor, poor family.

spymum

(Blog: Posh Mum)

[Keef]

It is so sad, and so horrific! Imagine saying goodbye on a normal morning and heading off to work... Fate or God or whatever you want to call it has a twisted sense of right and wrong sometimes!

[dulwichmum]

This is just dreadful. God help them.

DM

[Ko]

How terribly, terribly sad. :'(

[karter]

I found out who the guy was and I was so shocked,a local friend called stephen F, on his way to work in the west end, teaching english to foreign students.

He was such a nice guy. God bless his soul. Best wishes to his wife Emma the two boys.

[nutty]

I realised who this was this weekend. The guy lived just over the road from me. The most friendly neighbour we have he always had time to stop and chat and was just the sort of guy that made ED the friendly community that makes me love to live here. I'm sure they'll be plenty of other locals who knew him well and will miss him. All my sympathy to Emma and the boys.

[karter]

Nutty

the funeral was today. It was a big turnout I must say and most of us were in tears. His grandfather collapsed and died of grief this morning on his way to the church father Charles at Goose green told. Its weird how things turn out. Stephen was a great guy and we chatted loads and walked around together as I live a stones throw away too.Emma is expecting a third child. Best wishes to her. She has plenty of love and support around her.

[Ant]

The poor, poor woman. And her kids too. For what it's worth, the best wishes of some stranger on the internet are being sent her way.

[Ma]

...BEST WISHES FROM ME AND MY FAMILY TOO

[dulwichmum]

This is just dreadful. The poor family.

DM