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A lorry driver has been arrested after a pedestrian was killed in a collision in central London.

A 58-year-old man is being questioned by police for failing to stop at the scene following the incident in Mansell Street this morning.

He has been taken to a central London police station, Scotland Yard said.

The victim, believed to be a man in his 50s, died at the scene.

The road between Aldgate East and Tower Hill underground stations was closed following the collision.

City Police tweeted: "Mansell Street is currently closed due to a road traffic collision involving a person & a lorry. Both City & @metpoliceuk on scene."

A London Ambulance spokeswoman said paramedics were called to reports of a road traffic collision just before 11am but one man, believed to be in his 50s, was found dead at the scene.

Twitter user Richard Hyland posted a picture of police parked in the road, saying: "Mansell Street, London lockdown".

Transport for London (TfL) said bus routes 15, 42, 78, 100 were subject to delays and diversions.

The road is likely to be shut "for a number of hours", it said.

Tower Hamlets Police are investigating.