This is the shocking moment a dog walker “was left bleeding in the road” after a Lime Bike crashed into her while she was walking over a zebra crossing.
Anette Collins, 56, was walking her two dogs, Izzy and Ginny, in Crouch End when a man on an electric bike crashed into her at speed at around 9.15pm on July 27.
CCTV footage of the crash shows the rider remained at the scene for around 22 seconds before riding away - as onlookers rushed to make sure Ms Collins was not badly injured.
She told the Standard: “He left me bleeding in the road and just got on his bike and left. 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’.”
Ms Collins sprained her ankle during the collision and was left bleeding from her ankle and left hand.
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.”
The north Londoner explained that she was forced to get a tetanus jab from her GP after the cut on her ankle became infected.
She told the Standard that the driver had been banned from hiring Lime Bikes following the crash.
“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.”
Despite the footage of the incident the Met Police told the Standard they have not been able to trace the Lime Bike rider.
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.”
In response, a Lime spokesperson said: "We were sorry to hear about this incident involving unacceptable and dangerous behaviour by a Lime rider. This rider has been permanently banned from our service.
"Lime has processes in place to support police and investigations and we work closely with the police to support their investigations. We provided the requested information on this rider to the police, including contact details.”
