Retired barrister killed in crash with lorry near Oxford Circus Tube station

Crash victim: Samuel Mtepuka
Metropolitan Police
Hatty Collier11 August 2016

An elderly man who died after he was hit by a lorry on a busy central London shopping street was today named by police as a retired barrister from Camden.

Samuel Mtepuka, 86, was killed after he was struck by the vehicle near Oxford Circus Tube station.

Paramedics fought to save him but he was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Regent Street.

Emergency services were called to the crash at the junction with Hanover Street at about 8.10pm on August 3.

Crash: A man died after being hit by a van in Regent Street
Neil Crump

Mr Mtepuka was a British national of Malawian origin, who divided his time between his homes in Switzerland and the UK.

Police said a post-mortem examination was carried out on Tuesday but a cause of death has yet to be determined.

The driver of the lorry involved in the collision stopped at the scene and is assisting police with their enquiries. He has not been arrested.

Officers are still appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash or the moments leading up to it to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at Merton Traffic Garage on 0208 543 5157.

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