An air ambulance has been scrambled to Old Street this afternoon after a woman was hit by a cyclist.
Police were called to Old Street at 12.20pm following reports of a collision.
Scotland Yard said the severity of the woman’s injuries was not immediately clear.
Emergency crews remain at the scene. The road between Charlotte Road and Kingsland Road has been closed.
A London Air Ambulance spokeswoman said an advanced trauma team was dispatached just after 12.30pm.
She said: "Following treatment, the patient was then taken by road, with the London Ambulance Service, to The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel escorted by the London’s Air Ambulance doctor."
Hackney Council has urged drivers to avoid the area.