And, Wiltshire Council has confirmed that a streetsweeping vehicle which was involved yesterday (June 11) in a fatal accident in Purton, Cricklade was not one of its vehicles.
In the South London accident the motorcyclist died at the scene of the accident which took place on Monday 8 June at 5.30pm in Streatham High Road. He has since been named as carpenter Mauricio Da Silva, age 27.
The driver of the Bio Collectors vehicle was not arrested. The vehicle was a four axle vehicle with a sheeter and was not carrying a container at the time of accident.
A spokeswoman for Bio Collectors, which describes itself as “the only company collecting London’s waste and recycling that waste in London,” said today that the company “is not in a position to discuss the incident while investigations are still underway”.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that enquiries by its Serious Collisions Investigation Unit are ongoing. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said that “Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found a motorcyclist in collision with a truck. The male motorcyclist suffered fatal head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Bio Collectors uses innovative technology and an anaerobic digestion to process food waste and also exports biomethane for use in heating or cooking processes.
(More about the accident is available at: Evening Standard)
Wiltshire accident
In Wiltshire an 11-year-old boy out cycling with his father on the evening of June 11 was killed in a collision with a streetsweeper owned by BF Sweepers of Cranham, Gloucester. The 56 year-old-driver was not injured in the accident.
Wiltshire Council said the vehicle was not working for them. A spokesman for BF Sweepers said it could not comment “at this time”.
Wiltshire Police described the accident as “tragic” and said today that an investigation was continuing.
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