Cyclist struck on Laurier Avenue near Bay Street, hospitalized with minor injuries
Ottawa police responded to a collision Wednesday morning involving a sedan and a cyclist in the biking lane near a parking garage.
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A cyclist was transported to hospital with minor injuries Wednesday, August 26 after being struck by a sedan on Laurier Avenue near Bay Street, Ottawa police said.
Police responded to the collision just before 8:30 a.m. A witness on social media described the incident as a right-hook collision—when a vehicle suddenly turns into the path of a cyclist—occurring in the biking lane near a parking garage on the block.
The cyclist's identity and current hospital status remain unknown. Police have not released details about the vehicle driver, whether charges were laid, or the full circumstances of the collision.
This marks the third cyclist injury on or near central Ottawa corridors that HighOnCity has reported in recent weeks. In June, a cyclist was hospitalized after hitting an OC Transpo bus near the Canal. In mid-August, a driver hit a cyclist near the Rideau Canal pathway and crashed into a barrier. Wednesday's incident occurred in the same general area as the June collision.
The facts
What time did police respond to the collision on Wednesday?
Ottawa police responded to the collision on Laurier Avenue near Bay Street just before 8:30 a.m. on August 26, 2026.
What type of collision was it?
The collision was a right-hook incident, when a vehicle suddenly turns into the path of a cyclist. It occurred in the biking lane near a parking garage on Laurier Avenue.
