‘Killer cyclist’ rode off because he was in the UK illegally

An Albanian cyclist accused of knocking down and killing a hospital worker told a court today (mon) he fled the scene because he was worried about being deported. Ermir Loka, 23, allegedly rode through a red light and hit Peter McCombie, 72, as the HR administrator was making his way home from the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. Mr McCombie’s head hit the pavement so hard it fractured his skull and damaged his brain. He also suffered a fractured jaw…