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| Cycling mayor's lorry 'near-miss' | Cycling mayor's lorry 'near-miss' |
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| The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, had what was described as a "near-miss" with a lorry while riding his bicycle in east London. | |
| The incident, caught on a private security camera, happened as the mayor cycled in a street in Limehouse. | |
| As a lorry overtook him its back doors flew open and hooked the windscreen of a parked car, dragging it for several yards before smashing into another. | As a lorry overtook him its back doors flew open and hooked the windscreen of a parked car, dragging it for several yards before smashing into another. |
| The mayor said it reinforced the need to make London safer for cyclists. | The mayor said it reinforced the need to make London safer for cyclists. |
| The footage apparently showed Mr Johnson cycling around the corner of the one-way street with a group of transport advisors, who were also on bicycles. | The footage apparently showed Mr Johnson cycling around the corner of the one-way street with a group of transport advisors, who were also on bicycles. |
| They were in east London to look at potential sites for new cycle lanes. | They were in east London to look at potential sites for new cycle lanes. |
| After the crash, the mayor was seen scratching his head with his cycle helmet in hand as he crossed the road to survey the wreckage. | After the crash, the mayor was seen scratching his head with his cycle helmet in hand as he crossed the road to survey the wreckage. |
| Witnesses said it was extremely fortunate no-one was seriously injured. | Witnesses said it was extremely fortunate no-one was seriously injured. |