Croydon Council will “urgently” look at ways to improve safety on a Croydon road after a cyclist was killed there on Monday.

A 25-year-old woman was pronounced dead in St James's Road after she was hit by a lorry on the rail bridge, near the junction with Lansdowne Road.

Stuart King, cabinet member for transport and environment, is to speak to ward councillors and cycling campaigners about ways to improve safety on the road.

Austen Cooper, from the Croydon Cycling campaign, said: “The painted cycle lane disappears as the road starts to narrow, effectively diverting the unwary cyclists into the nearside of vehicles travelling alongside or just behind.

“This is very poor design, and needs to be reviewed urgently.

“Options for change in the short-term include a ban on overtaking along the whole length of the bridge, replacing the narrow, disappearing cycle lane with one putting cyclists in the so-called ’primary position’ - the middle of the lane - and introducing a 20mph limit there.”

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Robert Jenkins, 41, a cyclist himself, arrived at the scene of the crash while on his way home.

He said he “guessed” what had happened because he knew the road was dangerous for cyclists.

He said: “I came up and it was blocked off and I asked what happened but I sort of guessed.

“If they [drivers] don’t know the road they are not expecting it to suddenly narrow like that, so they are just going straight and a moment of lapse in concentration, which happens to everyone, and they are ploughing into somebody.

“That whole section is very narrow and even after the bridge.”

Mr Jenkins, a plumber, cycles to and from work from his Croydon home on a daily basis.

He added: “I had a minor collision with a moped there once, I am extra, extra careful there now.

“I used to go on the footpath, which of course is technically illegal, but now I actually go further into the road so I am seen.

“Every time I go up that particular section I am wary, I will check behind me and pay extra careful attention because I know it narrows there – it is hard enough for a car to get past you, let alone a lorry.

“I don’t know quite how you would solve it but something must be possible.

“Maybe some form of road sign, like a flashing sign, that warns people the road narrows.”

The road, which is currently a 30mph zone, is one of many in Addiscombe and Shirley the council is considering dropping to 20mph.

Consultation on the proposal closed on Monday.

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Cllr King tweeted that the council would hold an "urgent briefing" following the accident.

Cllr King said: “Once we heard the news of the tragic incident I arranged to have a briefing with the council’s transport officers which took place earlier this week.

“Unfortunately we are not yet in receipt of all of the facts of the incident because we haven't had the Met police accident investigation team’s report which will give us the definitive information about what happened.

“It is that that we need before we can look at what we, as a local authority, might be able to do to address the concerns that exists about this particular location.

“We await that report and we will look at it urgently and in the meantime I have arranged a meeting on site with councillors for the local area and I will be extending that invite to Croydon Cyclists representatives and take it from there.

“It goes without saying we were very sadden to hear of the tragic death.”

A 48-year-old lorry driver was arrested on Monday on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and failing to stop at the scene of the fatal accident.

He has been bailed until a date in mid-September pending further enquiries.

The victim’s next of kin have been informed but she has yet to be formally identified.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or the aftermath is asked to call the Metropolitan Police's roads and transport unit on 020 8285 1574.