Person    | Male  Born 15/2/1964  Died 14/6/1989

Paul Ellis

Categories: Cyclist, Tragedy

Countries: Ireland

Paul Ellis

Aged 25. London cycle courier for Olympic killed by a left-turning skip lorry. Driver acquitted.

Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: John Paul Ellis was born on 15 February 1964 in Ireland. He died as a result of a road traffic collision at the junction of Greys Inn Road and Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1, aged 25 years, on 14 June 1964. He was buried in the Front Section, Left Side, Row 16, of the Redford Cemetery, Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland.

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Paul Ellis, cycle courier

A London cycle courier died near this spot. Paul Ellis, 14.06.89

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