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| Police were on Saturday night investigating the first death of a cyclist riding a "Boris bike" in London. | Police were on Saturday night investigating the first death of a cyclist riding a "Boris bike" in London. |
| A woman, aged 20, was struck by a lorry on Whitechapel High Street as she rode along cycle superhighway 2 in east London, one of the specially designed cycling safe routes into the capital. Emergency services were called to the scene outside Aldgate East station at around 6.30pm. | A woman, aged 20, was struck by a lorry on Whitechapel High Street as she rode along cycle superhighway 2 in east London, one of the specially designed cycling safe routes into the capital. Emergency services were called to the scene outside Aldgate East station at around 6.30pm. |
| A Metropolitan police spokesman said traffic officers are appealing for witnesses to the collision. The lorry driver, who stopped at the scene, was not arrested. | A Metropolitan police spokesman said traffic officers are appealing for witnesses to the collision. The lorry driver, who stopped at the scene, was not arrested. |
| This is the first fatality since the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, launched his scheme in 2010 and comes ahead of plans to introduce eight more cycle routes by 2015. | This is the first fatality since the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, launched his scheme in 2010 and comes ahead of plans to introduce eight more cycle routes by 2015. |
| Leon Daniels, from Transport for London (TfL), said: "TfL has a range of measures already under way to further reduce the number of collisions involving cyclists across London and we will be assisting the Metropolitan police with their investigation." | Leon Daniels, from Transport for London (TfL), said: "TfL has a range of measures already under way to further reduce the number of collisions involving cyclists across London and we will be assisting the Metropolitan police with their investigation." |
| Deaths and injuries among cyclists have risen sharply, with 118 killed in 2012 – up from 107 the year before. The increase comes despite a drop in road casualties to the lowest overall level since records were first collected almost 90 years ago, according to government statistics. | Deaths and injuries among cyclists have risen sharply, with 118 killed in 2012 – up from 107 the year before. The increase comes despite a drop in road casualties to the lowest overall level since records were first collected almost 90 years ago, according to government statistics. |
| Campaigners want improved cycle lanes and a redesign of construction lorries to eliminate blind spots. | Campaigners want improved cycle lanes and a redesign of construction lorries to eliminate blind spots. |
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