A MAN has been arrested following the death of a woman on the A41 in Edgware this morning.

The 49-year-old was arrested at the scene and is being questioned at Colindale Police Station.

A woman cyclist died when her bike collided with a black Audi on the northbound stretch of the Edgware Way close to the M1 junction 4 just after 7.30am. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The road was closed for nearly five hours while officers carried out investigations, but has now reopened to traffic.