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London cyclist killed in collision with lorry at Bank junction | |
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A female cyclist has died in a crash with a tipper truck in the City of London. | A female cyclist has died in a crash with a tipper truck in the City of London. |
The collision happened at Bank junction just before 09:00 BST and the 26-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene 40 minutes later. | |
City of London Police said it was informing her next of kin. Bank junction is currently closed to all traffic. | |
She is the eighth cyclist to die on London's roads this year. | |
On Friday, a 50-year-old cyclist died after colliding with a car in Harrow. | |
Other recent fatalities include 32-year-old Esther Hartsilver, who was killed in a crash in Camberwell, and designer Moira Gemmill who died in a collision with an HGV close to Lambeth Bridge. | |
Last year a total of 13 cyclists were killed on the city's roads and 14 died in 2013. |