A man has died after being trapped under a bus following a collision in East Croydon.
The incident happened at about noon in Addiscombe Road and the victim a 40-year-old cyclist, was hit by a 410 bus.
He was taken to St George's Hospital, but was pronounced dead at 1.20pm.
Cherry Orchard Road and Addiscombe Road were closed at the roundabout where they intersect and were reopened by 4pm.
Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to the scene and tram services have been suspended between East Croydon and Sandilands tram stops.
London buses are accepting tram tickets on any reasonable routes.
A tram passenger, Matthew, told the Croydon Guardian: “I saw the bike cut in front of the bus and it didn’t stop in time so the bike went under the bus.
“The bus stopped quickly but the cyclist was under it. I feel really sorry for those involved. I could hear the tram driver in his cabin saying why did you do that when the cyclist cut across.
“There have been quite a few incidents recently with people getting hit by buses, it is not nice at all.”
Emergency services at the scene. (pic credit: @AbdiMashallah)
A spokeswoman for London Ambulance said: "We sent a single responder in a car, a duty officer, two ambulance crews and a medical team from London’s Air Ambulance by car to the scene.
“Our staff treated three patients. The cyclist, a man, was in cardiac arrest. Extensive efforts were made to resuscitate him at the scene before he was taken to St George’s Hospital escorted by the doctor from the air ambulance.
“Our staff treated two further female patients, one of who was taken unwell and was taken to Croydon University Hospital. The other female patient was treated for shock but was not taken to hospital.”
Leon Daniels, Managing Director of Transport for London Surface Transport, said: "Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of the male cyclist who has tragically died following a collision with a bus in Addiscombe Road, Croydon, today.
"We will be assisting the Metropolitan Police Service and the local authority with their investigations into the incident.
"Cycle safety is taken extremely seriously and we have a range of measures underway to ensure that the capital’s roads are as safe as they possibly can be for cyclists."
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