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Two pedestrians were killed by buses within 12 hours, including a woman struck by a double-decker yards from the Westfield shopping centre in west London early today.

The 50-year-old died after she was struck by a number 260 bus in the Shepherd’s Bush bus station during rush hour. She is thought to have been a pedestrian who was crossing the street at the time.

In an incident last night a 44-year-old man was killed after being struck by a double decker bus outside Ealing Hospital in Southall.

Emergency services were called to the collision in Uxbridge Road at 9.05 pm. Paramedics tried to revive the man but he was pronounced dead at the scene 20 minutes later. The driver of the bus was not arrested.

And in another road accident today the London Ambulance Service said two pedestrians suffered head injuries after being struck by a cyclist in Millbank at 8.05am.

The male pedestrian in his forties was taken by road ambulance to the specialist trauma hospital, in Whitechapel, accompanied by a doctor from London’s Air Ambulance.

A woman pedestrian was also taken to the Royal London Hospital.

It is believed that the cyclist admitted himself to St Thomas’ Hospital nearby for treatment for minor injuries. The Met’s collision investigators were today examining the scene of the accident in Westfield Way, where a blue tent was erected over the woman’s body next to the bus.

The bus station was closed for more than an hour and a police cordon diverted commuters and shoppers away from the bus stands, which are the main stop for people going to nearby Westfield shopping centre.

The woman bus driver was spoken to by police but was not arrested.

In shepherds Bush, Ln 1 blocked on Uxbridge Rd towards Holland Park Rbt due to a collision. @LDNairamb are on scene. pic.twitter.com/i2l4NRQuRG — TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) April 15, 2015

A newspaper vendor, 35, who asked not to be named, said: “I could see this woman was under the bus, it didn’t look like she was moving — you could just see her legs coming out from underneath it and her shoes were behind the bus.

“The paramedics looked like they tried to revive her, but soon afterwards the police brought the forensic tent and put it over the body. The driver got out and tried to help the woman, she [the driver] at first seemed puzzled and then started crying loudly.

“The Tube station staff took her into the office to try and comfort her.”

Lisa Martin tweeted to Transport for London: “Please put barriers along the pavement outside Shepherd’s Bush station. This morning’s accident was just a matter of time.”

Mike Weston, TfL’s director of buses, said: “Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of the person who died after a collision with a route 260 bus at around 7.30am this morning at Shepherd’s Bush bus station. Emergency services are at the scene.

“There will be a full investigation into the incident.”

Anyone who witnessed the collisions is asked to call police.