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New MPS press release
Traffic officers are appealing for witnesses and information after a cyclist died following a collision with a bus in central London.
Police were called at approx 23:00hrs on Wednesday 11 November to reports of a bus and a cyclist in collision on Southampton Row, at the junction with in Theobalds Road WC1.
Officers, Ambulance Service and Fire Brigade all attended and the discovered a woman suffering serious injuries.
The woman was treated at the scene before being taken to Royal London Hospital in a critical condition.
She was later transferred to the St George's Hospital where she died on Sunday 22 November.
She was Dorothy Rose Elder, 22 (14/11/86), a student living in Whitechapel.
An inquest opened at St Pancras Coroner's Court on 25 November and adjourned to 1 June 2010.
The incident is being investigated by the Collision Investigation Unit at Euston Traffic Garage.
Collision Investigators are keen to keen for any witnesses that were in and around the area at the time of the incident. In particular they are keen to hear from a Hackney Carriage driver and his fares who where dropped of near the scene around the time of the collision.
Any witness or anyone with any information is asked to call the dedicated witness line on 020 7388 6806; if you wish to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.