A busy stretch of Kingsland Road in Hackney was closed for several hours this afternoon following a serious collision between a car and a cyclist.
The incident occurred around 2:10 pm at the junction of Bentley Road and A104 Dalston Lane (Dalston Junction), leading to major traffic disruptions in the area. Kingsland Road was partially closed from Bentley Road to Dalston Lane as emergency services responded and crash investigators worked at the scene.
The cyclist was taken to the hospital, and authorities later confirmed that they are in a non-life-threatening condition.
Emergency Response
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said:
Police were called at about 2.10 pm on Friday, February 21, to reports of a collision involving a car and cyclist on Kingsland Road in Hackney.
Emergency services attended. The cyclist was taken to hospital. We await an update on his condition.”
The London Ambulance Service also responded promptly. A spokesperson said:
“We were called at 2 pm today (February 21) to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Bentley Road and Kingsland Road, Hackney.
We sent an ambulance crew to the scene and treated a patient before taking them to hospital as a priority.”
By 7:20 pm, Kingsland Road had reopened, and traffic flow began returning to normal.
