I had a similar situation 20 years ago, I was riding a local path and rounded a curve obstructed by bushes at 5 to 10 mph, and met a couple of peds walking towards me on the same side as I was on. The paved path surface was wet and slippery, I inadvertently grabbed too much front brake and down I went, fortunately without striking the peds.

I've since changed my commute route to the roadway, since peds are basically trained to walk against traffic and I ride with it, making the path much more unpredictable and slower than the roadway, plus the roadway has far better lines of sight.