Person    | Female  Died 9/4/2015

Moira Gemmill

Categories: Cyclist, Tragedy

Gemmill was killed by a tipper truck while cycling to work at 9.30am on a Thursday. 55 years old, a designer, she had led the recent acclaimed re-design and refurbishment of the V&A. She had a 13-year career at the V&A as the Director of Design before leaving for the Royal Collection in January 2015.

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