Olympic bus kills cyclist near stadium

A double-decker bus carrying journalists at the London Olympics hit and killed a cyclist Wednesday night, police and organizers said.

A double-decker bus carrying journalists at the London Olympics hit and killed a cyclist Wednesday night, police and organizers said.

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The Metropolitan Police said the cyclist, 28, was pronounced dead half an hour after the accident near the boundary of Olympic Park, the complex surrounding Olympic Stadium. Police said a man in his mid-60s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is currently in custody at an east London police station.

Bus transportation in and out of the park was halted for more than two hours.

British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who won gold in the time-trial race earlier Wednesday, said the death on the doorstep of the Olympics underscored the dangers of cycling in urban Britain.