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Cyclist dies weeks after Regent Street crash | Cyclist dies weeks after Regent Street crash |
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A 70-year-old cyclist has died nearly three weeks after he was involved in a collision with a car in central London. | A 70-year-old cyclist has died nearly three weeks after he was involved in a collision with a car in central London. |
Officers were called to reports of a crash between a car and a cyclist on Regent Street on 25 February. | Officers were called to reports of a crash between a car and a cyclist on Regent Street on 25 February. |
Michael Mason, who was then aged 69, was on the bicycle. He was taken to hospital and died on Friday. | |
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said his next of kin had been informed and officers are appealing for witnesses to the crash. | |
No arrests | No arrests |
The driver of the car was stopped at the scene and was not arrested. | The driver of the car was stopped at the scene and was not arrested. |
A post-mortem examination is due to take place on 19 March at Westminster Mortuary, police said. | A post-mortem examination is due to take place on 19 March at Westminster Mortuary, police said. |
Det Sgt Jeff Edwards, who is leading the investigation, said: "This stretch of road was fairly busy with commuters, and I would urge anyone who may have seen any of the parties in the moments leading up to the collision, or the collision itself, to contact police. | Det Sgt Jeff Edwards, who is leading the investigation, said: "This stretch of road was fairly busy with commuters, and I would urge anyone who may have seen any of the parties in the moments leading up to the collision, or the collision itself, to contact police. |
"I also wish to trace any person who may have moved or had any contact with the pedal cycle." | "I also wish to trace any person who may have moved or had any contact with the pedal cycle." |
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