A cyclist has died after being involved in a collision with a lorry in East London.

The accident happened during the morning rush hour on one of the busiest roads into the capital. The man, whose age and identity have not yet been released by police but who is believed to have been in his 30s, died at the scene.

The driver of the lorry has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and is being questioned by police in East London.

It is the third cycling fatality this week, after an 87-year-old cyclist died in an accident on Tuesday in Cheltenham, and a 48-year-old man died in a collision in Bicester, also on Tuesday. The latest incidents mean that 114 cyclists