A promising young student has been killed after being involved in an accident while cycling in London.
Dorothy Elder, 23, was hit by a double decker bus while cycling near Holborn in Central London. The accident left her needing a series of operations, but the tragic student lost her 11-day battle for life.
After the accident she was taken to the Royal London Hospital, and was later taken to St George’s Hospital in Tooting.
The accident, which happened at the junction of Southampton Row and Theobald’s Road, means that Ms Elder is the …

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