A man who died after a collision with a car in Willesden Green has been named as Ronald Cardenas from Ecuador.
Mr Cardenas died and a woman was rushed to hospital after a collision with a car in Willesden Lane at the junction of Walm Lane on Saturday night (December 17).
Flowers left at the scene pay tribute to "Ronald" while messages flooded in from the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil on Facebook for Mr Cardenas from his family.
Samanta Tejera, who moved to London from Madrid last year, was at a Christmas party in Walm Lane on the night of the collision when she heard a "loud bang".
The estate agent, who works at nearby Galenon, said: "Suddenly we listened and we heard a loud bang.
"One of my colleagues took me outside the office and we saw the car was completely turned over.
"I ran there and the first thing I saw was this woman, and she was on the floor and I went to her and I gave her my hand."
The woman, who was unconscious, remains in a critical but stable condition.
The 21-year-old added: "Everyone in my office was crying.
"We called for an ambulance and we went to see what was going on."
Metropolitan Police was called to the scene at around 11.30pm.
The driver, a 33-year-old man, was taken to hospital for treatment for minor injuries and was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and drink driving
He has been released on bail until March.
A passenger in the car fled the scene.
The next of kin of the man who died have been informed.
Police are appealing for anyone who can help with their investigation to call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 020 8991 9555 or 101.
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