A woman in her 30s was struck by a bus in Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, in east London, just before 9am on Friday. Emergency crews rushed to the scene with extensive closures in place
The woman, in her 30s, was struck by the bus on Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch just before 9am (
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A woman in her 30s has died after being hit by a bus during rush hour in east London.
The incident happened just before 9am on Friday in Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch.
Photos taken at the scene show a police cordon in place with fire engines and London Ambulance Service (LAS) vehicles in attendance.
It is understood that the street is closed from Curtain Road (The Old Blue Last pub) to A1202 Great Eastern Street.
The Met Police confirmed the patient died at the scene.
The force added that enquiries are underway to notify next of kin and no arrests have been made.
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A spokesperson told the Mirror: “Officers investigating a fatal collision in Hackney are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
“Police were called at 08:56hrs on Friday, 4 February to reports of a pedestrian having been in collision with a bus at Great Eastern Street, EC2.
“Police, London Ambulance Service, London’s Air Ambulance and London Fire Brigade attended.
“At the scene a woman, aged 30s, had been injured in the collision. Sadly, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Enquiries are underway to notify next of kin.
“There have been no arrests.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We sent an ambulance crew, a medic in a car, an incident response officer, a command support vehicle, and members of our hazardous area response team. We also dispatched a London’s Air Ambulance car.
“Sadly, a person died at the scene.”
On its website Transport for London wrote: “Traffic is slow moving on diversion with eastbound queues on Old Street and City Road, westbound traffic is slow moving from Hackney Road, Bethnal Green Road and Commercial Road. Expect delays.”
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