Male cyclist dies after being hit by lorry on busy London street

Male cyclist in his 60s dies after being hit by lorry on busy London street

  • Emergency services vehicles raced to scene after man was involved in crash
  • Cyclist was pronounced dead at scene after collision near Holborn at 9.30am
  • Police Officers are trying to trace his next of kin and no arrests have been made
  • One Twitter user labelled junction ‘confusing’ while another said it was ‘very sad’

A cyclist in his 60s has died after being hit by a lorry on a busy road in Central London during this morning’s rush hour.

Emergency services vehicles raced to the scene after the man was involved in the collision near Holborn Tube station at about 9.30am.

Scotland Yard said the cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, and officers were now trying to trace his next of kin. No arrests have been made.

The incident happened near Holborn station in Central London at about 9.30am this morning

 Emergency services vehicles raced to the scene after the man was involved in the collision

 Emergency services vehicles raced to the scene after the man was involved in the collision

One Twitter user described the area where the crash happened as having a ‘really confusing junction’, while another said: ‘I was there a few minutes ago. Very sad.’

High Holborn was closed at Kingsway due to the collision at the junction with Newton Street. Transport for London warned it would be shut for several hours.

Tailbacks were reaching Holborn Viaduct and New Fetter Lane, while traffic was also said to be slow on Kingsway, Southampton Row and Woburn Place.

A police spokesman told MailOnline: ‘We were called at 9.30am to reports of a collision between a lorry and a cyclist on High Holborn.

High Holborn was closed at Kingsway due to the collision at the junction with Newton Street

High Holborn was closed at Kingsway due to the collision at the junction with Newton Street

The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, and officers were trying to trace his next of kin

The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, and officers were trying to trace his next of kin

‘Officers and London Ambulance Service attended. The cyclist, who is a man in his mid-60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

‘Officers are in the process of informaing next of kin. Road closures are in place. No arrests have been made. Enquries continue.’ 

The man is thought to be the seventh cyclist to die on London’s roads this year, with the most recent previous death being that of Soren Aarlev at Old Street on July 6.

According to the campaign group Vision Zero, at least 69 pedestrians or cyclists were killed on the capital’s streets last year – down from 79 in 2016, and 75 in 2015.

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