Mayor of London Boris Johnson and his top officials narrowly escaped death while cycling in east London recently, when an overtaking lorry smashed into a parked car, flinging it across the road into their path.
The lorry was being driven at speed along a narrow road and was overtaking the cyclists who were in single file and being led by the Mayor. The near disaster unfolded when the lorry hit a speed hump and the rear doors, held together by a coat hanger, were flung open.
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