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A motorcyclist has died following a collision with another motorbike at a busy south London junction.

The incident happened outside Elephant and Castle station, near the junction with Newington Causeway, at about 3.45 this afternoon.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the man, believed to be in his 20s, had died in hospital just after 5.30 this evening.

He said enquiries were underway to establish the circumstances of the collision.

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We were called at 3.46pm to reports of a road traffic incident near Elephant and Castle station.

“Our crew were on scene in under five minutes.

“We sent multiple resources including an incident response officer, HEMS and an ambulance crew.”

The Air Ambulance was also sent to the scene.

A spokeswoman said: "Our advanced trauma team was dispatched via aircraft by London Ambulance Service to reports of a road traffic collision involving two motorcycles at 15.49 today in Elephant & Castle.

"Following treatment, the patient was then taken by road, with the London Ambulance Service, to King’s College Hospital escorted by the London’s Air Ambulance doctor."

The rider of the second motorcycle received minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment.



Transport For London has recently redeveloped the junction in a bid to improve safety, by creating safer new crossings and segregated cycle lanes and replacing the roundabout with two-way traffic lanes.

Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit based at Catford investigate and ask anyone with information to contact them on 020 8285 1574.