Vauxhall Bridge Road accident: Motorcyclist killed in lorry crash near Victoria station

Accident: The motorcycle was hit by a lorry in Vauxhall Bridge Road
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Mark Chandler6 May 2016
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A motorcyclist has died after he was hit by a lorry on a busy road near Victoria station this morning.

Police and ambulance crews were sent to Vauxhall Bridge Road, near the junction with Warwick Way in Pimlico, at 10.20am after the accident was reported.

A spokesman for the Met Police said the man riding the motorcycle suffered critical injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Taxi driver Gareth Montgomery drove past the scene of the accident, which he said involved a “huge” blue lorry and a motorbike with learner plates.

Mr Montgomery said: “A passenger who got off a bus stuck behind the lorry said the lorry had driven completely over the top of the motorbike.

“He said it was horrific. As soon as the paramedics showed up they put a blanket over him.”

The HGV driver stopped after the accident but no arrests have been made.

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman confirmed paramedics were called at 10.18am.

She said: "We sent a single responder in a car, an incident response officer and our hazardous area response team to the scene.

"Sadly, a person died at the scene."

Emergency services have closed off the road between Warwick Way and Upper Tachbrook Street.

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