# London van driver jailed for deliberately injuring cyclist in road attack

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/van-driver-deliberately-runs-over-cyclist-while-transporting-blood-to-hospital-as-he-is-jailed-for-three-and-a-half-years/
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:06:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T12:12:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16242307/Van-driver-deliberately-runs-cyclist-transporting-blood-hospital-jailed-three-half-years.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Van driver Mark Okotie was jailed for three-and-a-half years.
- He deliberately struck a cyclist while carrying blood to hospital.
- The cyclist suffered multiple fractures and ongoing effects.

## Summary

Mark Okotie has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after deliberately driving his van into a cyclist in London. He was transporting blood to a hospital at the time, and the case has drawn attention to the cyclist’s serious injuries and the lasting effects of the attack.

Okotie, 44, was convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent at Woolwich Crown Court. Witnesses said his van crossed into the cyclist’s path and accelerated; the cyclist suffered fractures to the pelvis and femur and needed surgery. In a statement, the cyclist described avoiding people, stopping their regular runs and feeling panic when large vehicles approach.

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