A pedestrian has died following a fatal collision with a lorry in Kilburn High Road in Brent shortly before 11am on Monday (February 19).
Police attended reports of a man in collision with a lorry in Kilburn High Road, near the junction with Brondesbury Road at 10.50am.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The road was closed north of Kilburn High Road station and motorists were told to avoid the area after reports of a "serious collision".
The lorry stopped at the scene and no arrests have been made as enquiries into what happened continue.
Brent police reported road closures around Brondesbury Road and Hazelmere Road while emergency services deal with incident.
Motorists have been warned of queuing traffic and have been asked to avoid the area.
Bus routes 16, 32, 98, 206, 316, 332 and 328 are affected.
Motorists were told the road will remain closed for some time and are advised to take alternative routes.
We'll keep you posted on how the situation is progressing with live updates below.
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Recap
With the reopening of Kilburn High Road it’s time to wrap up this blog.
You can read about today’s sad events by clicking here.
Our thoughts go out to the man’s family and friends.
'I just saw the blue lights flashing'
A fruit vendor told Qasim:
This road has been shut for ages now. Everybody is staring.
“I don’t know how it happened but I just saw the blue lights flashing.”
'Some people were crying'
Our reporter has been speaking to witnesses at the scene.
Here is what one person said:
I live near here and saw the commotion. Lots of people and some were crying, some just went quiet. Then all of a sudden police were here.”
Photographs from Kilburn High Road
Here are some of the images taken by Qasim at the scene this afternoon.
Reporter at the scene
Our reporter Qasim Peracha is at the scene. We’ll bring his photos of the sealed off road shortly.
Delays and traffic tailbacks
Queuing and traffic delays are affecting Kilburn High Road and surrounding roads following a fatal collision at 10.50am this morning.
TfL reported tailbacks in Kilburn High Road to the junction with Iverson Road.
There is also slow-moving traffic southbound in Abbey Road to the junction of Belsize Road with tailbacks to Kilburn High Road.
Motorists should expect delays.
Video footage from the scene shows a police cordon in place in Kilburn High Road following a fatal collision between a lorry and a pedestrian on Monday morning (February 19).
Kilburn High Road remains closed north of Kilburn High Road station in both directions.
There is queuing traffic between Quex Road and Belsize Road, and congestion to Kilburn Station and in Belsize Road.
Bus routes affected
Bus routes continue to be diverted following the fatal crash in Kilburn High Road.
Number 16, 32, 98, 316 and 332 buses remained on divert at 1.10pm.
Motorists have been urged to avoid the area while emergency services are at the scene.
Footage shows police cordon at scene of crash
Kodak Express Kilburn tweeted video footage from the police cordon in Kilburn High Road
A man has died following a fatal collision with a lorry in Kilburn High Road on Monday morning (February 19.)
The road was blocked in both directions and road closures were in place in the surrounding area while emergency services dealt with the incident shortly before 11am.
Metropolitan Police confirmed it was called at 10.50am to reports a man in collision with a lorry near the Kilburn High Road junction with Brondesbury Road.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Motorists have been told to avoid the area and road closures remain in place.