A motorcyclist died after crashing into the back of a car on a busy east London road.
Emergency services were called to the site of the collision on East India Dock Road in Poplar at around 2.15pm on Saturday.
The 29-year-old man was rushed to an east London hospital but died from his injuries just after 4pm.
The driver of the car stopped at the scene and there have been no arrests in connection with the incident.
Police are now appealing for witnesses who may have seen the collision or the events leading up to it.
A Met Police spokesman said: “Officers were called at approximately 14:15hrs on Saturday, 5 November to reports of a motorcycle in collision with the rear of a car in East India Dock Road, at the junction with Poplar Bath Street, E14.
“London Ambulance Service attended and the motorcyclist, a man aged 29, was taken to an east London hospital for treatment to his injuries. He died in hospital at 16:03hrs.
“Anyone who was in the area and witnessed the collision, or the events leading up to the collision, is asked to contact police via 101.”
Officers from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit based at Chadwell Heath continue to investigate.
