Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash with cement mixer

Emergency services were called to Parkhurst Road, in Holloway, Islington, just before 2pm on Tuesday (August 27). A motorcyclist and a lorry collided, LFB said. One man was treated on scene and taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service.

An LAS spokesperson said: “We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, an incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance. “The first of our crews arrived at the scene in three minutes. Parkhurst Road was closed in both directions following crash between motorcyclist and cement mixer (Image: Alex K)

“Our crews treated a man at the scene, before taking him to a London major trauma centre by road.” Parkhurst Road was closed in both directions for several hours. Bus routes including numbers 17, 21, 29, 91, 253, 254, 259, and 393 were diverted;

People on Facebook were saying the lorry involved was a cement mixer.

Two fire engines from Stoke Newington and Holloway Fire Stations and a Fire Rescue Unit from Islington Fire Station were sent to the scene which was over for crews at 2.43pm.