Cyclist killed in collision with car

Campaigners for safe cycling in London are holding a flash protest outside Bank station this morning.

It follows the death of 26-year-old Ying Tao near the Bank of England earlier this week.

She is the eighth cyclist to die on the capital's roads this year.

The London Cycling Campaign is calling for more safe routes across the capital.

A man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash has been bailed.

Officers from the the Met's Roads and Transport Policing Command are appealing for witnesses and information after a 60-year-old cyclist died following a collision with a car in Harrow.

Police were called to Forward Drive, Harrow, by London Ambulance Service paramedics early this morning.

They found a 60-year-old male cyclist with serious head injuries. He was declared dead shortly after 1am. His family have been informed. A post-mortem examination will be scheduled in due course.

The driver of the car, a 31-year-old man, stopped at the scene and was arrested. He was taken to a north London police station and has since been bailed pending further enquiries to a date in mid September.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has information about the incident is being urged to call detectives on 020 8991 9555 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

A 60-year-old cyclist has died after a crash in Harrow.

Police and paramedics were called to a collision between a car and a cyclist shortly after midnight on Forward Drive.

The cyclist was found with serious head injuries. He was pronounced dead a little after 1am.

The driver of the car, a 31-year-old man, stopped at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been taken to a north London police station for questioning.

Police have appealed for witnesses.