London's roads claimed their twelfth cyclist's life of the year when a 57-year-old man died after being hit by a car in Aldgate in Saturday.

The man, whose name has not yet been released, was involved in a collision with a silver Toyota Yaris on Leman Street around 7am.

He was taken to hospital, but died of his injuries on Sunday.

The 46-year-old driver was arrested at the scene and has been bailed until February.

The victim's next of kin have been informed; a post-mortem will be performed.

A local shopkeeper told Anna Dubuis of the Evening Standard: “The whole street was cordoned off and there were a lot of police around.

“There was one car that was parked in the middle of the road that I think was involved in the accident. The man had already been taken to hospital but there was a pair of shoes left in the road and a bike on the pavement.

“It is very quiet around here at 7am, there aren’t many cars around.”