Elderly pedestrian dies in collision with lorry on busy London high street

Published: 18:15, 22 May 2026 | Updated: 18:23, 22 May 2026 A man in his 70s has died after a crash with a lorry on Clapham High Street. Police and medics were called just after 11am on Friday and the man died around 30 minutes later. The Metropolitan Police said the man's family had been told. Clapham High Street is still closed and at least five bus routes have been diverted. An air ambulance was sent to care for the man alongside ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars and an incident response officer. A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: 'We were called at 11.05am today (22 May) to reports of a road traffic collision on Clapham High Street, SW4. 'We sent resources to the scene including ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars, an incident response officer and dispatched London's Air Ambulance. 'Very sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.' A man in his 70s died after a crash involving a lorry on Clapham High Street (file pic) A Met spokesman said: 'On Friday, May 22, at 11.03am, police were called to reports of a road traffic collision between a pedestrian and a HGV on Clapham High Street, Clapham Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance. 'A man in his 70s was assessed and treated at the scene by paramedics. 'Despite the efforts of the emergency services, the man was sadly pronounced dead at 11:36hrs. His next-of-kin have been informed. 'An investigation is ongoing and anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact police on 101.' This is a breaking news story.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.