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08/07/2013
Female French Student Killed On 'Boris Bike'
A 20-year-old female French student has died after the 'Boris Bike' she was riding was involved in a collision with a lorry.
The incident happened in east London on Friday evening.
The victim has not yet been named as authorities have not yet been able to inform her next of kin. She is the first person to be killed while using one of London's free bicycles.
The accident occurred on Cycle Superhighway 2, by Aldgate East underground station on Whitechapel High Street.
It is understood that the lorry driver stopped at the scene and no arrests were made.
Two other cyclists where killed in collisions with lorries in 2011 on the same route.
An inquest into the student's death is to take place this week.
(MH/JP)
The incident happened in east London on Friday evening.
The victim has not yet been named as authorities have not yet been able to inform her next of kin. She is the first person to be killed while using one of London's free bicycles.
The accident occurred on Cycle Superhighway 2, by Aldgate East underground station on Whitechapel High Street.
It is understood that the lorry driver stopped at the scene and no arrests were made.
Two other cyclists where killed in collisions with lorries in 2011 on the same route.
An inquest into the student's death is to take place this week.
(MH/JP)
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