A collision has prompted a police response at the scene.
The incident happened on King's Cross Road, where a cyclist and a lorry were involved in a collision.
A police cordon remains in place, with multiple police and highways maintenance vehicles present.
There was also police tape on both ends of the road preventing pedestrians from accessing the area.
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The incident has caused major traffic disruption.
A London Ambulance Spokesperson said: “We were called at 10:36am today (23 July) to reports of a road traffic collision on Kings Cross Road, Islington, WC1X.
“We sent resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer. We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.
“The first paramedic arrived on the scene in less than five minutes.
“We treated a patient and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority by road."
According to the AA, there are queues back down to Grays Inn Road and traffic is also blocking lane two eastbound on Pentonville Road.
A diversion is in place for buses 17, 46, 63, 259.
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