Nottingham MP Lilian Greenwood has spoken of her ordeal after she was hit by a van while cycling in London. The incident happened when the Labour MP for Nottingham South was cycling from Westminster to St Pancras Station to head back home to Nottingham at around 5.30pm on Thursday, February 9.
The MP said the incident happened at a crossing. She said: "I was on a cycle lane and crossing a junction, the traffic light was green [for her to go], when a van made an illegal left turn into the side street I was crossing and hit me. My back wheel was under his front wheel and I got dragged along the road a few feet until he stopped.
"Luckily I was able to get up and walk to the pavement. People who saw the crash immediately came over to help and were incredibly kind.
