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Tributes left for Richmond boy killed on Kingston Bridge
11:30am Tuesday 21st April 2009
The family and friends of a scooter rider killed in a collision with a bus on Saturday have left floral tributes near where he died on Kingston Bridge.
Named in tributes placed on the bridge as Daniel Izquierdo, 16, the teenager was riding towards Richmond at about 3.40pm when he hit a single decker 411 bus travelling in the opposite direction.
An air ambulance landed on the bridge but it was too late to save the teenager, whose family lived in Richmond, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, at about 4.20pm.
The bridge was closed for investigation until just after 9pm, sparking huge traffic delays in the area, as vehicles were forced to take long detours to find another river crossing.
One boat owner even resorted to ferrying people across the river for £1 a trip, according to witnesses.
• Do you know Daniel? Leave your tributes in the comments section below or phone the newsdesk on 020 8330 9546 or 020 8744 4261.
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vintage55, says...
1:43pm Tue 21 Apr 09
Somehow, the details of how one scally boat owner was ferrying people across the river for a quid, seem rather inconsequential in the circumstances.
elyob, Kingston says...
2:14pm Tue 21 Apr 09
Everyone who has mentioned this bridge has mentioned the speed of the traffic. I don't understand why there isn't a divider between the two directions of traffic. At least something to high enough to prevent overtaking into the incoming bus lane. (Not suggesting this is what happened here).
Fred1, Surbiton says...
2:45am Wed 22 Apr 09
If South West Trains *were* charging, then the boat would have been cheaper.
Honestly, no-one's forcing anyone to cross the river. If you had wanted to get your car across, you'd have had to go to either Hampton Court or Richmond, but no-one's complaining about that. So I reckon we should cut the bloke with the boat a bit of slack. (Not that anyone knows who he is, mind.)
A guy lost his life on the bridge - isn't that rather more important?
ric, kingston says...
9:48am Wed 22 Apr 09
i also dont think speed is the problem here. well speed shouldnt be an issue with a 50cc scooter that can only do 30mph.
Its bad luck for the kid. i had a moped at 16 and i know how it is out there. sometimes your able to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and learn from your mistakes. its a shame this kid wont be able to do the same.
RIP
londonthing, london says...
11:02am Wed 22 Apr 09
As for the boatowner cashing in, nobody knows this person, they may well not be in a situation to offer FREE rides on their boat. Ferrying people back & forth would not have come free for them. They was doing this out of good will. How many of you out there would of done the same thing? give them a brake!
WTC MVM, Feltham says...
7:03pm Wed 22 Apr 09
We will miss you Dan.
elizabeth.nichols, cromer says...
8:43pm Wed 22 Apr 09
charlotte1234, wymondham says...
8:45pm Wed 22 Apr 09
LadyfromMolesey, Molesey says...
5:24pm Tue 28 Apr 09
As someone who used the services of the guy operating the impromptu "ferry" , I don't think of it as cashing in at all. Lots of people would have been stuck on both sides of the river had he not demonstrated his entrepreneurship. Point of information: he charged £2.50 - not £1!
Lula, Kingston says...
10:53pm Sat 16 May 09
Regarding the ferry man: he's been charging people £1 for a river crossing for years so I'm sure this was all in a days business for him. The guy has to eat, so I find it rather cynical and unpleasant to suggest that he was a random cashing in.
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ric, kingston says...
12:02pm Tue 21 Apr 09
true community spirit