A woman in her 30s has died after the electric scooter she was riding was struck by a lorry in south-west London. The collision occurred at Queen’s Circus roundabout in Battersea shortly after 8.30am on Friday.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The Metropolitan Police said her next of kin have yet to be informed, and no arrests have been made. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We sent an advanced paramedic, two ambulance crews, an incident response officer and two medics in cars to the scene, with the first of our medics arriving in under four minutes. Sadly, despite the extensive efforts of medics, a woman died at the scene.”
Several roads were closed after the incident, including Chelsea Bridge and Nine Elms Lane. The roundabout was redesigned in 2015 by Transport for London and Wandsworth Council, introducing raised kerbs and separate traffic lights to separate cyclists from vehicles. However, concerns were raised that the new layout was too complicated. A cyclist was killed at the same roundabout in July last year after being hit by a bin lorry.
