11:30am Tuesday 21st April 2009
By Louise Robertson
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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