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A City trader died in hospital seven weeks after a cycling accident on his morning commute, it emerged today.

Jerome Roussel, 51, is believed to have suffered head and neck injuries in a collision with a lorry in Pentonville Road near King’s Cross station on May 2. He died in hospital on June 25.

His death takes the number of cyclists known to have died on London’s roads this year to eight.

A colleague today paid tribute to Mr Roussel, who lived in Notting Hill with his wife Karine and their four children and worked at investment firm ADG.

Quentin Baker said: “He was lovely, a really nice guy. He had a competitive streak which is what kept him going — he was over 50 and still involved in the markets, which is almost unheard of.

“He would go in every day and would be super-involved. He’d done well for himself over the years, he had a brother in the markets so they were quite well known. He was a keen sportsman, he ran the New York marathon last year and was always quite fit.”

Mr Roussel’s account on website Strava shows he cycled about 300 miles a month.

Mr Baker, 41, a trader for Mako Financial Markets, cycled past the scene of the accident, a one-way stretch at the junction with Killick Street, on May 2 not realising his friend was involved.

He said: “It was a complete coincidence that I saw it. We didn’t know it was him because it was dark and he was surrounded by people. He was directly underneath the truck. I think he regained consciousness that day, so we thought it was going to be all right. It was a huge shock.”

Mr Roussel moved to London from Paris with Karine, an interior designer, in 2001. The family lived in Parsons Green before moving to a three-storey property in Ladbroke Grove in 2014.

Mr Baker said he had worked with Mr Roussel at Mako for a number of years and they would sometimes commute together: “He wouldn’t jump lights, he wasn’t a weaver. I just think it was one of those complete freak things.”

Mr Roussel’s wife was too upset to speak.

Friends in Fulham today paid tribute. Angela McKelvie said: “He was very vital and he was very experienced on his bike. I saw him riding all the time. The family phoned me to tell me what happened. I’m devastated.”

Another neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: “You would see him on his bicycle regularly. The whole family sometimes. It is terrifically sad.”

The Met said it was investigating the collision and that there had been no arrests.

An inquest is due to be held on November 8.