The bike’s wicker basket filled with hundreds of bees (Picture: SWNS)

A busy street in London was cordoned off after a bike’s wicker basket filled with hundreds of bees.

The bees are thought to have been attracted to the basket because it shares similarities in shape with a hive.

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Police closed off Fulham Palace Road on Monday morning, while a beekeeper was called to remove the insects from the bike.

Claire Shirley, 56, who witnessed the incident, estimated that around 500 bees swarmed to the bike.


Police closed off Fulham Palace Road on Monday morning (Picture: SWNS)

Claire Shirley, 56, who witnessed the incident, estimated that around 500 bees swarmed to the bike (Picture: SWNS)

‘People were just walking straight past and we were worried that someone might have been stung,’ she said.

‘The beekeeper… wanted to turn the bike upside down and tip all the bees out but was unable to because the bike was locked.



‘He gently knocked the bees into a brown box, once the Queen went the rest had followed suit.’

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A Met Police spokesman confirmed they were called to Fulham Palace Road at 11.54am (Picture: SWNS)

A cordon was placed around the bees while the incident was being dealt with (Picture: SWNS)

A Met Police spokesman confirmed they were called to Fulham Palace Road at 11.54am to reports of a large swarm of bees.

A cordon was placed around the bees while the incident was being dealt with. It was lifted at about 2.30pm.

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