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Call for cyclist safety summit

A Parliamentary safety group is urging London Mayor Boris Johnson to hold a safety summit following the spate of cyclists' deaths in the capital. There was "a need for urgent action", said the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety.

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Cyclist killed at Bow Roundabout in rush hour is named

A female cyclist killed after colliding with a lorry at Bow Roundabout during Wednesday morning's rush hour has been named. 24-year-old Venera Minakhmetova, originally from Russia, was living in the Bethnal Green area.

I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision, or the events leading up to the collision, to contact police.

It is vital that we piece together the series of events which led to Venera's tragic death.

– Sergeant Stuart Henson, Met Police Road Death Investigation Unit

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