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Nine-year-old cyclist dead after Ontario school bus crash

Police in eastern Ontario say a nine-year-old cyclist is dead after he was hit by a school bus. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday in Almonte, a community west of Ottawa.
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An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Police in eastern Ontario say a nine-year-old cyclist is dead after he was hit by a school bus.

Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday in Almonte, a community west of Ottawa.

OPP say the nine-year-old student from R Tait McKenzie Public School was riding a bike when he was hit by a bus near another school.

Police say he was sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.

They say he was from the area.

The Lanark County OPP is investigating.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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