Motorcyclist killed by cement lorry in hit and run outside luxury car showroom in west London

 
Police at the scene of the crash

A motorcyclist has died after a hit and run collision with a cement lorry on a busy high street in west London.

Police said they were called to Kensington High Street at around 10am on Tuesday after the collision outside a luxury car showroom.

A spokesman added: "The driver of lorry failed to stop at the scene.

"London Ambulance Service was called to the scene. The male motorcyclist, who was aged in his late 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene."

A man died after the collision off a busy high street in west London

Kensington High Street was closed in both directions near the junction after the collision. It reopened shortly before 3pm.

Police cordoned off the area around the scene.

An eyewitness told how a passerby desperately tried to save the life of the motorcyclist and held his hand and prayed with him for nearly half an hour.

He said: "We heard a big noise and looked and saw a motorcyclist sprawled out and covered in blood. He was not moving and was in a terrible state. A passerby went to him and spoke to him to try to bring him back to consciousness she was like an angel.

"An ambulance was there quickly but there was so much blood it always looked as if he would lose the battle. This is such a dangerous and noisy road - the lorry may not have even realised what had happened. We are all in shock."

Mary Stamouli, receptionist at the Hilton Olympia which is just yards from the scene said: "We are all very very shocked by this. We saw afterwards that a motorcyclist had been hit and died we are all very upset as are the guests."

There have been no arrests, the next of kin were not yet aware at around midday and enquiries are ongoing, police said.

No further details about the victim were immediately available.

In an update this afternoon, police said the lorry was recovered in the W2 postcode and the driver had been spoken to by police but not arrested.

Detectives from the Met's Serious Collision unit are investigating.

Anyone with information can contact police on 020 8543 5157.

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