A 23 year-old gardener working for Quadron Services was killed in Notting Hill after the vehicle he was in broke down and was hit by a Bentley Continental, reports the Guardian.
The London ambulance service said: “We were called at 11:49am to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Pembridge Villas, W11.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene including London’s air ambulance team, two responders by car, an advanced paramedic and an ambulance crew to the scene.
“Sadly despite the extensive efforts of our crews, a person was pronounced dead by the doctor from London’s air ambulance.”
Quadron Services issued a statement, saying: Quadron is aware of the tragic incident on the evening of 6th August involving a member of Quadron staff in Kensington and Chelsea.We are currently supporting the London Metropolitan Police with their investigations and are unable to make any further comment at this time.Our thoughts are with the family and friends of our colleague at this difficult time."
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From the Evening Standard: A Met spokesman said: “It is believed a lorry had stopped in Pembridge Villas. A Bentley car was then in collision with the lorry and the man who is understood to have been outside the lorry.
I was following this story yesterday and I understand the two men who fled the scene has since been arrested.<br />
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Reports suggest the car was travelling @ 70mph in a built up area ( not confirmed yet ).
It was reported he was directing traffic around his broken down vehicle.
With recent discussions on LJN regarding roadside works and safety precautions - it's a wake up for you if you work roadside etc....
A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after the driver of a broken van was killed when he was hit by a Bentley.
George Claudiu Albu was also charged with driving without insurance and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.
The £120,000 Bentley Continental was abandoned in the street in Notting Hill following the crash on Thursday.
Albu, 31, of Paddington, will appear before West London Magistrates' Court on Monday.
http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2015-08-09/man-charged-over-f...
Quadron Services have issued an updated statement:
Quadron is extremely sad to report the death of one of our colleagues, Chris Jones, on the evening of 6th August in a road traffic accident in Kensington and Chelsea.
Chris was making his routine nightly rounds to lock up the area's parks when the vehicle he was driving broke down. Tragically, while Chris diligently remained with the vehicle to await recovery and ensure the security of the equipment on-board, his vehicle was struck by a car, resulting in fatal injuries to Chris.
Despite only having worked for Quadron for a short time, Chris had already proved himself an extremely reliable and well-liked member of staff, and was a valued member of the Kensington and Chelsea team. He will be greatly missed by all who worked with him, and our thoughts are with Chris's family and friends at this deeply upsetting time.
Quadron continues to support the London Metropolitan Police with their investigations into the incident.
http://www.quadronservices.co.uk/news/statement_regarding_incident_...