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A cyclist has been killed after a crash with a van in north London.

Police were called to the junction of Camden Road and Brecknock Road, in Camden just after 6am on Tuesday morning.

A Met Police spokeswoman confirmed the cyclist, thought to be a man in his 30s, died in the crash with the Ford Transit van.

A female driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. She was subsequently de-arrested at the scene and was later interviewed under caution at a north London police station.

The Ford Transit, which had a logo from a van hire company on the side, was being examined by crash investigators this morning.

The man’s bike could be seen on the ground with a mangled back wheel.

Rhian Frost, 23, a student who lives nearby, said: “I heard a massive bang. We have metal bins in our block and thought it was someone throwing them around.

“There were men and women shouting and I heard sirens coming towards the area.”

Another witness said she was woken by the loud smash and rushed outside to see the cyclist lying in the road while a man tried to give him first aid.

She said: “He was still on the bike he wasn’t knocked off. I was crying, I couldn’t cope.

“It looked like a head on collision. Someone from the van was on the floor in front of the man crying.”

A Met Police spokeswoman said: "Police in Camden were called to the junction with Camden Road and Brecknock Road at 6.01am following a collision of a cyclist and Ford Transit van.

"Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and found a male cyclist believed to be in his 30s suffering from critical injuries.

"He was announced dead at the scene shortly after. A female driver stopped at the scene and has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

"She was taken to a north London police station for questioning. Road closures are in place."

The cyclist is the sixth to be killed in London so far this year.

Leon Daniels, Managing Director of Surface Transport at TfL, said: "Our deepest sympathies go out to the friends and family of the man killed this morning while cycling along Camden Road.

"Every death on London's road is one too many and we are committed to making all roads safer. We will assist the police as they investigate this incident."