Cyclist 'serious but stable' after being hit by a bus in Hackney

Police rushed to the scene at just before 7pm.
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Francesca Gillett30 November 2016

A cyclist has been hit by a bus in a serious crash in Hackney.

Police were called to the junction of Old Street and Great Eastern Street on Wednesday evening.

Ambulances were spotted at the scene treating the female cyclist.

She is in a serious but stable condition, police said.

A spokesman for the Met said the call came in at just before 7pm to reports of a serious collision.

The crash happened in Old Street on Wednesday evening.
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Ambulances and police raced to the scene and the road has been closed.

The bus driver stopped at the scene and is assisting officers with their inquiries, police said.

Police raced to the scene in Old Street at just before 7pm.
Hackney MPS

Witnesses at the scene described seeing blankets being used to shield the casualty from passers by.

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