Destroyed: an image taken after the collision in Neathouse Place, central London (Picture: Alistair Bayliss)
Alexandra Rucki30 April 2014
A cyclist was hit by a van this morning at a busy junction near Victoria station.
Police, ambulance crews and the London Air Ambulance were called to the scene at 9.40am this morning.
Crash scene: emergency services in Neathouse Place (Picture: Lawrence Baker)
The man, believed to be in his 40s, was struck at the junction of Neathouse Place and Wilton Road, in central London.
A spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service said: "We are currently on the scene treating one patient, that is a man. He is conscious and alert."
Neathouse Place: commuters said the area was congested in the midst of the tube strike (Picture: Google Streetview)
Daniel Placide, head chef of restaurant Lime Orange, in Neathouse Place, said: "I saw the man under the van. And then the ambulance came and the fire man. There is a lot of traffic."
Earlier today commuters reported heavy traffic in the area.
Neathouse Place was closed following the incident.
