TfL forced to apologise over ‘fabricated’ accident figures that justified roundabout upgrade

Transport for London (TfL) has been forced to apologise after the company used "fabricated" data to justify a multi-million pound upgrade to a major roundabout.

Sadiq Khan's transport authority insisted Chiswick's Hogarth Roundabout needed "more space for pedestrians and cyclists" to meet the mayor's aim of eliminating "deaths and serious injuries" on the capital's roads.

An online consultation revealed that the £5m worth of work - which includes reducing the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph - was necessary due to a high number of motorcyclists being injured at that spot on the busy A4.

According to official documents, TfL ...