Cyclist, 26, killed in Bank tipper truck crash was newly married Oxford graduate

Her grieving husband today visited the scene of her death

Tragic death: Cyclist Ying Tao who died in the street at Bank

The woman cyclist killed in a HGV collision in the City was today named as an Oxbridge graduate working for global consultancy PwC.

Ying Tao, 26, died at the scene of the crash at Bank junction yesterday morning - the eighth cyclist killed in London this year and the seventh by a lorry.

The management consultant had recently married and was riding to work at PwC when she was killed.

Her grieving husband Jin told the Standard after visiting the scene: “She was the perfect wife and perfect in every way. She was smart as well as beautiful.”

Friend Claire Zhao said: “I am having a baby and she was going to be godmother this is just so terrible, she was the best person.”

Police and paramedics at the scene in Bank yesterday 

Ms Tao was originally from China and had a degree from Cambridge and a masters in economics from Oxford. She had worked for PwC for nearly three years.

Today her family laid flowers at the junction, including a picture tribute of her on her wedding day. Another friend who went to university with her said as he laid flowers: “I am devastated. She was such a good person. I can’t believe she has gone.”

Cycle campaigners are due to hold the first of two protests at the junction tomorrow as they demand safer roads.

 

City of London Police, which is investigating the collision, posted six officers on bikes at the junction this morning to offer “public reassurance”.

One officer said: “This is clearly a very dangerous junction probably the worst in London in my opinion. People are obviously very upset by what happened and we are here to monitor the junction and talk to whoever wants to talk to us.”

More than a dozen bouquets of flowers were laid at the scene. One card read: “Another pointless death our thoughts are with your family - fellow female cyclist x”

Six of the eight cyclists killed this year have been women. Five of the collisions have been at rush-hour - prompting politicians to suggest banning HGVs from central London at certain times.