First 'Boris bike' cyclist killed in lorry crash
A cyclist riding a "Boris bike" has died after a crash involving a lorry in east London.
The 20-year-old woman was struck by the lorry on Barclays Cycle Superhighway 2 outside Aldgate East station at 18:30 BST on Friday.
She was taken to hospital by ambulance but was later pronounced dead.
Transport for London said it was the first fatality involving a Barclays Cycle Hire bike since the scheme started in 2010.
BBC London's Tom Edwards reports
07 Jul 2013
- From the section London