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Karla Roman

Killed at 9am as she cycled to work, by a coach. As far as we can tell the coach turned left across her path, as she also turned left out of White Church Lane onto the Cycle Super Highway on Whitechapel High Street.

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E1, Whitechapel High Street

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Karla Roman

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Cyclist deaths

Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists...

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Karla Roman

Grew up in Brazil. A qualified architect, aged 32, she began work at LOM Arch...

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