The driver of the car has been arrested on multiple charges
A cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in East London, with a 33-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop and being unfit to drive through drink or drugs.
Police were called at around 11.15pm yesterday (July 6) to reports of a collision between a car and a cyclist on Aylward Street, Stepney Green. When they arrived, they found a man in his 50s who was treated on the road by the London Ambulance Service as a ‘priority’.
The driver of the car, a 33-year-old man, was arrested at the scene. He was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop and being unfit to drive through drink or drugs. He remains in police custody.
A video posted online showed a car being driven and hitting the cyclist who was riding on the road.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at around 23:15hrs on Thursday, 6 August to reports of a collision involving a car and cyclist on Aylward Street, Stepney Green.
“Officers attended the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service. The cyclist, a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital where he is receiving treatment for life-threatening injuries.
“The driver of the car, a 33-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop and being unfit to drive through drink or drugs. He remains in police custody.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 11.16pm yesterday (6 August) to reports of a road traffic collision on Aylward Street, E1.
“We sent ambulance crews and an incident response officer. We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance. We treated a patient at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority by road.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the police on 101, quoting 8767/06AUG.
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