Cyclist Killed After Being Hit By Olympic Bus

Police have arrested a bus driver after a cyclist was fatally injured near the Olympic Park in East London.

The victim, believed to be in his 30s, was struck by an official Olympic bus in Hackney at around 7.40pm on Wednesday night and died at the scene.

The London Ambulance Service sent the air ambulance to the crash scene in Hackney. A spokeswoman said: "Sadly one person was pronounced dead at the scene by the air ambulance doctor."

A London 2012 spokesman said: "We can confirm that a cyclist tragically died as a result of a collision with a bus carrying media from the Olympic Park this evening.

"The police are investigating the accident and our thoughts are with the cyclist's family."

The collision is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police's Traffic Investigation Unit .

Speaking at a news conference shortly after the incident, Britain's cycling gold medallist Bradley Wiggins called for safety helmets to be made compulsory.

He said: "It's dangerous and London is a busy city and a lot of traffic. I think we have to help ourselves sometimes.

"Cycling is a dangerous sport. I know there are a lot of people out there who ride bikes who abide by everything, the laws the lights and things.

"But there are a lot of cyclists as well who don't help themselves, riding along with no helmets on, iPods on, this, that and the other on those Bojo things.

"There's got to be laws that protect both parties. Things like legalising helmets, making them the law to wear. They shouldn't be riding along with phones and iPods on, shouldn't be riding without lights."