Man hit by an olympic bus, dies.

[Lee]

A cyclist has been killed after being hit by an "Olympic bus", Scotland Yard said.

The man, who is believed to be aged around 30, was struck by the vehicle in Ruckholt Road at the junction with the A12 in Hackney, east London, at around 7.40pm. A police spokesman said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident happened close to the edge of the Olympic Park in Stratford.
A police statement said: "At 19.42hrs on Wednesday, 1 August, police were called to a collision between a coach and a pedal cyclist at Ruckholt Road (A106) junction with the East Cross Route (A12).

"Police and London Ambulance Service, including air ambulance, attended the scene. The cyclist, a man believed to be approximately 30 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene at 20.14hrs. The collision is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police's Traffic Investigation Unit."
A spokesman for Games organiser Locog said it was working with the police to establish what happened but had nothing further to add.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-16192629.html

[Fifty-Six]

Sad to hear about this. Does anyone know if the bus was carrying athletes/officials or if it was just an empty bus?

[smithy1997]

Unfortunate. Hope the bus was empty, the thought and shock of being on the bus and running someone over, and killing them?

[LiquidLuck.]

Wow, this is awful..