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A man has died after being hit by a lorry on a busy road in south-east London.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash on the south circular in Catford at 12.30pm on Friday.

Paramedics and firefighters attended while London’s Air Ambulance was also scrambled.

The man, whose age is not currently known, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Tim Gluckman, who witnessed the aftermath of the incident, said a "very big lorry" had hit the man.

He said: "Lots of police vehicles, lots of ambulances and the fire brigade are all here.

"They keep increasing the size of the police cordon."

A spokesman for the Met Police said: “The driver of the lorry was uninjured.

“The male pedestrian received life threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Next of kin have not yet been informed.

“No arrests have been made and enquiries continue.”