Over £7,000 raised for funeral of Greek cyclist killed in Homerton

Akis Kollaros who was killed after colliding with a lorry in Homerton. Photograph: gofundme

Over £7,000 has been raised to repatriate the body of a Greek cyclist killed on Homerton High Street.

Akis Kollaros, was a 34-year-old music producer and member of cycling club London Dynamo who lived in Dalston.

He was killed when his bike collided with a tipper truck on 2 February at the junction of Homerton High Street and Mcintosh Lane.

The funding page was set up by Phil Jones, who write: “Akis Kollaros was taken from us in a tragic accident this week. This fund has been set up to raise money for his family to help them bring his body back to Greece. Times are tough in Greece and every penny will help them.”

Over 400 people, among them friends and cyclists, have donated to returning his body back to his family in Greece.

A vigil and ‘die in’ protest will be held tonight (9 February) at 6pm by campaign group Stop Killing Cyclists.

At the time of writing, the amount raised had reached £7,270. To donate click here.