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A woman is fighting for life after being hit by a cyclist on a busy central London shopping street.
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident, which involved a female pedestrian and a cyclist, at about 4.30pm on Tuesday.
The pedestrian, a woman in her 40s, suffered a severe head injury and has been rushed to a central London hospital with critical injuries, police said.
Pictures posted on social media show a number of emergency services vehicles at the scene, as a large part of the road was cordoned off.
Oxford Street has been closed in both directions between Davies Street and Duke Street.
One Twitter user wrote: “There’s been a major incident on Oxford Street.”
Buses are on diversion and pedestrians and road users have been warned to avoid the area.
Tube stations remain open.
This story is being updated.
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