The toll from on-road collisions in Ottawa continued to increase on Friday with a pedestrian in his early 20s being struck by a school bus near the intersection of Smyth Road and Saunderson Drive in the city’s south end.
The Ottawa Paramedic Service said the pedestrian had serious, but not-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital in stable condition.
There was no injury reported for anyone on the school bus, a paramedic spokesperson said.
The scene of the collision is just east of multiple schools and the General campus of The Ottawa Hospital.
So far in 2026 there have been 33 fatalities from collisions on Ottawa roadways, including 12 pedestrians.
Meanwhile, the Ontario Provincial Police said Friday that a post mortem examination would be held for the victim of a single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 near South Stormont a day earlier.
On Thursday, Nov. 12, at approximately 2 p.m., officers from the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry detachment responded to a report that a vehicle left the westbound lanes of the highway and ended up in the ditch.
The sole occupant of the vehicle, a 78-year-old man from Brockville, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Initial investigation indicated the collision my have been caused by a medical emergency, police said in a release.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or had dashcam video of it was asked to contact the SD&G OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
South Stormont is about 90 kilometres southeast of Ottawa.
