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London cyclist killed in Denmark Hill lorry crash | London cyclist killed in Denmark Hill lorry crash |
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A cyclist has died after a collision with a lorry in south London. | A cyclist has died after a collision with a lorry in south London. |
The woman, believed to be 32, was injured on Denmark Hill on Thursday morning. She was taken to hospital but died from her injuries in the evening. | The woman, believed to be 32, was injured on Denmark Hill on Thursday morning. She was taken to hospital but died from her injuries in the evening. |
The woman is the sixth cyclist who has died on the London's roads this year. HGVs have been involved every time. | |
Meanwhile, in east London a unicyclist was badly hurt in a collision with a bus. Bystanders tried to lift it off him after he became trapped underneath. | |
The crash, involving a number 212 bus, happened in Walthamstow just before 18:00 BST on Thursday. | |
'Amazed' | |
Cafe owner Sami Ullah told London's Evening Standard: "There were so many people gathered there. There must have been about 50 to 100. They somehow managed to pull the bus away a bit. | |
"We were amazed - it was a heavy bus, a double-decker. Police were here straight away and they took over." | |
Police said no-one had been arrested in connection with the unicycle crash. | |
This was also the case with the accident in Denmark Hill, where the lorry driver stopped at the scene. | |
Other cyclists who have died in London so far this year are: | |
Last year, Transport for London said it would cut the number of lorries on the roads during peak hours and test equipment on buses to help drivers spot cyclists. | |
Plans to build two new cycle superhighways, stretching from east to west and north to south London, were given the go-ahead in February. |