A cyclist riding a Boris bike has died after a crash involving a lorry in east London.
The crash happened outside Aldgate East station
The female cyclist, who was thought to be 17, was hit on Barclays Cycle Superhighway 2 outside Aldgate East station on Friday evening.
London Ambulance Service was called to the scene at 18:30 and she was taken to a hospital but pronounced dead.
Transport for London said it was the first fatality involving a “Boris bike” since the scheme started in 2010.
The Met Police said next of kin had not yet been told of the young woman’s death.
A post-mortem examination will take place in due course, they said.
The driver of the lorry stopped at the scene. No arrests have been made.
TfL’s Leon Daniels said: “Our thoughts go out to the friends and family of the female cyclist who tragically died following a collision with a heavy goods vehicle on Whitechapel High Street.
“We understand she was riding a Barclays Cycle Hire bike.
“Transport for London has a range of measures already under way to further reduce the number of collisions involving cyclists across London and we will be assisting the Metropolitan Police with their investigation into this tragic incident.”
Cycle Superhighways are blue painted routes designed to make it safer for cyclists.
Barclays Cycle Superhighway 2 currently runs from Bow to Aldgate.
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