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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)North London cyclist, 15, killed in collision with motorbike rider
Police in north London are appealing for witnesses after a 15-year-old cyclist was kllled in a collision with a motorbike rider yesterday.
The male victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at the junction of Malden Road and Queen’s Crescent in Belsize Park.
Officers were called to the scene by paramedics at 2.40pm on Saturday afternoon, The motorcyclist, who was uninjured, was not arrested.
Police have appealed for anyone who saw the fatal crash or the lead-up to it to contact DC Charlie Pulling via the witness appeal line on 020 8991 9555.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: In particular, officers are keen to trace a white Vuaxhall Mokka which stopped at a pedestrian crossing just in front of where the collision occurred.
“This car was not involved in the collision but the occupants may have seen what happened,” police added.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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