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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.
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The Ottawa Paramedic Service said the pedestrian had serious, but not-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital in stable condition.
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There was no injury reported for anyone on the school bus, a paramedic spokesperson said.
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The scene of the collision is just east of multiple schools and the General campus of The Ottawa Hospital.
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So far in 2026 there have been 33 fatalities from collisions on Ottawa roadways, including 12 pedestrians.
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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.
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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.
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