Cyclist in her 20s dies after crash involving a lorry on London road

A cyclist in her 20s has been killed after a crash with a lorry near a south London Tube station.

The young woman died after a crash with a truck on Kennington Park Road in Lambeth yesterday.

The emergency services were alerted shortly before 11am after reports of a crash near the Brixton Road junction and Oval Underground station.

She was treated by paramedics, but despite their best efforts, she succumbed to her injuries at the scene.

Her next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.

Florence Eshalomi, the MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, said: ‘Very sad to hear about a fatal road traffic accident on Kennington Park Road.

My thoughts & prayers to the victims family.

‘Thank you to our emergency services for their response.’

A man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and he remains in police custody, the Met Police confirmed.

Detective Sergeant James Moody, of the Met’s roads and transport policing command, said: ‘Our thoughts remain with the young woman’s loved ones at this incredibly distressing time.

‘Though we have made an arrest it is vital we try to build up a full picture of this incident.

We are urging anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has any relevant information to come forward and speak to police – particularly anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage.’
This is thought to be the first fatal crash involving a cyclist at the location, which has a segregated bike lane along Kennington Park.

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There have been dozens of cyclist collisions at the junction over the years, including four serious incidents, according to data from Cycle Streets, which uses official statistics.

Cyclists were seriously hurt in crashes at or near the Kennington Park Road and Brixton Road junction in April 2011, March 2012, July 2012 and July 2021.

The blue cycle superhighway CS7 was launched in July 2010.

In a separate incident on Saturday, a man was seriously injured after a crash believed to have involved a lorry near King’s Cross station.

He was treated at the scene after the collision at the junction of Pentonville Road and Caledonian Road at about 4.46pm before being taken to a London major trauma centre, the London Ambulance Service told Metro.

Ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic, a clinical team manager and an incident response officer attended.

An eyewitness said he was standing next to the man when the incident happened and tied a tourniquet on his leg as first aid.

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