A female cyclist was killed by a lorry in Stoke Newington on Monday morning.

It appears she slipped on a poor patch of road surface, clipped the curb just outside Stoke Newington and was the struck by the heavy good vehicle.

Second cyclist death

The 32-year-old woman from Tottenham became the second cyclist to die after colliding with a lorry in Hackney this year.

Police believe she was travelling south down Stoke Newington High Street alongside the vehicle when she was hit and then pulled underneath.

According to a post on cycling website www.movingtargetzine.com, council workers were busy resurfacing the area outside the train station late Monday night.