Moment dog walker sent flying when electric bike slams into her as she crosses road leaving ‘basket-sized’ bruise
THIS is the shocking moment a dog-walker was sent flying after a Lime electric bike crashed into her.
Anette Collins, 56, was “left bleeding in the road” and suffered a “basket-sized bruise” following the horror smash on July 27.
Anette was walking across a zebra crossing with her two dogs, Izzy and Ginny at 9:15pm when the rider crashed into her at speed in Crouch End, North London.
Horrifying footage shows the culprit staying with Anette following the collision for around 20 seconds before fleeing the scene.
“He left me bleeding in the road and just got on his bike and left,” Anette told the Standard.
“All of a sudden I just went flying. I didn’t even see him. I had no idea what had happened.
“He did not help me up. I was still in the road when he left.
“I don’t think he even spoke to me I don’t know because I was a bit ‘what the hell has just happened’.”
Met Police told the paper they haven’t yet tracked down the rider.
Anette suffered a sprained ankle and bleeding on her ankle and left hand, and needed a tetanus jab when the former became infected.
She continued: “Thankfully I didn’t hit my head. I was limping home basically.
“The next day I still have a bruise on the top of my thigh the shape and size of a lime bike basket.
“The basket hit the top of my thigh. I had extensive bruising down my right arm, up my left leg.”
“I was limping for a good few weeks,” she added. “I’m still not very comfortable crossing the road with the dogs. I’m hypervigilant and a little bit anxious about it.
“It was really bad in the first month. I was trying to actively not cross roads (with the dogs). But that is not sustainable.
“It is still not 100 per cent comfortable and if a car stops for me to cross I am forever looking around the car to see if any madness comes down on the outside.”
He left me bleeding in the road and just got on his bike and left
Anette Collins
A Met Police spokesperson said:“Met officers contacted Lime formally on 8 August 2024 to obtain details about the rider.
“On 25 September, Lime’s ‘Global Law Enforcement Response’ team provided the information held about the rider who was believed to be using the bike at the time of the collision.
“The information provided by Lime was limited to an anonymous email address which did not assist officers in identifying the person involved.
“Additionally, the account was linked to a fraudulent bank card, meaning officers were similarly unable to explore financial checks to progress their investigation.
“Should further information come to light it will of course be considered.”