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Lorries, cars and taxis are set to be banned from one of London’s most notorious junctions during the day.

The City of London Corporation today confirmed that it planned to press ahead with an 18-month trial of a 7am to 7pm ban at Bank from April in an attempt to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

The move follows the death in June last year of Oxford and Cambridge graduate Ying Tao, 26, who was hit by a turning HGV as she cycled to work.

A total of 34 cyclists and 31 pedestrians were injured in the 7am-7pm period between 2011 and last year and City experts predict the move could cut casualties by 50 to 60 per cent.

The Corporation proposed the ban a year ago and has been consulting Transport for London and taxi drivers.

The proposal, to be decided by the policy and resources committee on December 15, includes £130 fines for drivers who break the ban.

A City Corporation spokesman said a decision about whether to make the ban permanent would be made within 12 to 18 months of the launch of the temporary scheme.