John Smallwood whose cycling accident story was covered in Channel 4 documentary 24 Hours in A&E, died on April 17, 2021. He could not survived yet another fatal accident.
John Smallwood is a Cambridge University graduate in Earth Science and a well-known cyclist. According to the statement, he died in a bike accident, leaving behind his wife and three children.
The cyclist was horribly hurt when a car turned across his path as he cycled home.
Obituary: Cyclist John Smallwood 24 Hours In A & E Death From An Accident
Cyclist John Smallwood whose accident story was covered in Channel 4 documentary 24 Hours in A&E, died on April 17, 2021, according to the University of Cambridge.
The university announced the news on its website under Alumni News and wrote that he died in a cycling accident near his home.
The uni wrote, “John was a polymath, an accomplished scholar, a talented musician, a fantastic endurance athlete, a skillful mountaineer, a man of deep Christian faith.
But most significantly, a kind, giving, and modest guy anytime you met John, you felt his love, generosity, and humility. He was a lovely, multifaceted man who made all of our lives better.
“John will be sorely missed, and our sympathies are with his wife Suki and the boys.”
From 1990 to 1993, John was an undergraduate in the Earth Science Department of Cambridge University. And from 1993 to 1997, he was a postgraduate, researching the Faeroe–Iceland Ridge under Professor Bob White.
Later, John worked for Hess and other oil firms in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Australia, yet he continued to write (non-industry) scholarly publications.
In 2005, he received the Geological Society’s Young Explorer Award.
In May of 2015, geophysicist Smallwood was riding home from work near central London along the A23 in Merstham, Surrey. It was then when a motorist turned straight over him without looking.
Fortunately, he survived the incident and recovered after several months of therapy.
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John Smallwood Was Married To His Wife Suki Smallwood And Is Father To Three Children
John Smallwood, 48 years of cyclist leaves behind his wife, Suki, and three children. Along with being a fantastic cyclist, he led an active life at university, with a large network of friends in the Earth Science Department, in Sidney Sussex, and subsequently Darwin Colleges,
Not only did John thrive academically. But he was also captain of the Sidney Sussex Boat Club and a member of a varsity-winning Cambridge University lightweight rowing squad.
John also played in a jazz band, directed youth ministry at his church, and returned to the mountains he adored on a regular basis.
John is described as an incredible endurance runner by the University. He had won infrequent mountain marathons and completed the infamous ‘Bob Graham Round’.
He even traveled to New York to push his crippled Boss across the New York marathon in a basic NHS wheelchair in under four hours!
John was fortunate to represent Great Britain in the world veteran Duathlon championships in 2014.
He was well-liked, a little cheeky at times, virtually always smiling, but always kind, cheerful, and nurturing to those around him.
How Did John Smallwood Die?
According to the tribute from Cambridge University, John Smallwood died in a cycling accident close to his home on April 17.
John had previously had a fatal accident but had survived after receiving critical treatment. He was riding home from work in central London along the A23 in Merstham, Surrey, when a vehicle passed him without looking.
He was hit by a car and received life-threatening injuries to his head, face, and spine, as well as a brain hemorrhage.
John was intubated at the scene and transferred by ambulance to St George’s Hospital in Tooting. He was put in critical care and placed in an induced coma for three weeks.
He was discharged home after 10 weeks at St George’s, followed by five weeks in a specialized neurorehabilitation wing at St Mary’s Roehampton.
Suki Smallwood, his wife put her Ph.D. in Psychology on hold to care for John. She stated that they were both immensely appreciative of all the medical staff’s assistance in bringing her husband to the stage where he could be released from the hospital.
She calls the NHS “wonderful” for everything it done for her husband.
The driver, who the Smallwoods have asked not to be identified, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and received a six-month driving restriction.