A cyclist has died following a road traffic collision involving a vehicle belonging to demolition and construction waste recycling firm Squibb Group in Central London this morning (April 3).
London Ambulance Service confirmed that it was called to attend the incident at Ludgate Circus, which is near St Pauls Cathedral, at around 10am this morning. A male cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a statement, the London Ambulance service said: We sent a single responder in a car, two ambulance crews and a duty officer in response to reports of a road traffic collision at Ludgate Circus. Sadly a man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers from City of London Police were also called to the incident, and it has been confirmed that the driver of the vehicle was not arrested.
City of London Police similarly commented: Just after 10am this morning a lorry was in a collision with a pedal cyclist. London Ambulance Service attended and sadly pronounced him dead at the scene. No arrests have been made.
Demolition contractor Squibb Group, based in Barking, Essex operates a construction waste recycling facility at Stanford Le Hope which produces recycled aggregate.
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When contacted by letsrecycle.com, a spokesman for Squibb Group said that the company was unable to provide any comment on the incident at this time.
The Mayor of London has recently announced measures aimed at protecting cyclists from large vehicles in the capital, including the establishment of an HGV Task Force to promote safety regulations (see letsrecycle.com story).
Under the Mayors proposals, Londoners are to be consulted on the introduction of a Safer Lorry Charge, which would be levied against drivers of any HGV not fitted with basic safety equipment to protect cyclists.
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