A man has died after being hit by a bus in Britain's busiest shopping street.
The man, in his late 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a Route N98 bus in Oxford Street in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The Met appealed for witnesses to come forward after the collision at the junction with Harewood Place, a short distance from Oxford Circus Tube station.
A spokesman said he was pronounced dead just after 2am, and his next-of-kin have yet to be informed.
The bus driver stopped at the scene and a post-mortem will be held "in due course".
"Despite the collision occurring in the early hours of the morning, there would have been a number of people in the vicinity at the time and detectives are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward," a Met Police spokesman said.
Anyone with information should contact police on 020 8543 5157 or via Twitter @MetCC.
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