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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Woman dies after being hit by bus in Islington

A woman has died after being hit by a bus in Islington on Thursday afternoon.

Police officers and paramedics were called to Baron Street following reports of a collision involving a bus and pedestrian at 2.30pm.

Despite the best efforts of emergency services, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Enquiries are ongoing to inform her next of kin.

Road closures remain in place.

No arrests have been made.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called today at 2.26pm to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of White Lion Street and Baron Street, Islington.

“We sent a number of resources including ambulance crews, an incident response officer and London’s air ambulance.

“We treated a woman but, sadly, despite our best efforts she died at the scene.”

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