Ottawa Bicycle Accident Lawyer, Ontario Cycing Accident Lawyer.  I am sorry to report of this tragic Ottawa bicycle accident. My thoughts go out to the family and friends of the deceased victim. Tragically, a 53-year-old male Ottawa cyclist is dead after a tragic car crash with a black Chevrolet Tracker in the city’s west end around 7:00 a.m. this morning. The driver of the SUV in the fatal accident in the Britannia area was traumatized immediately after the accident, her husband said. “She never saw him coming,” Terry Orchard told Ottawacitizen.com. “The cyclist came up quite fast from behind to pass her.” Orchard said his wife, Aldenia, was turning right onto Boyce Avenue when the cyclist went under SUV. It was too late by the time she saw him, said Orchard, a StatsCan employee and pastor of new Baptist church in Britannia. “She tried to avoid him. It’s hard to avoid. He went underneath the car.” Boyce Av. resident Anna Nagy said she is surprised the accident happened on Boyce because it is a very quiet dead-end street. However, Les Buckley, another Boyce resident said there has been a recent influx of cyclists who are avoiding construction on the bike path that runs past the end of the street beside the Ottawa River. Fire crews on the scene discovered the cyclist trapped under the SUV and worked to free him by using air bags. Paramedics treated and transported the patient to hospital accompanied by a firefighter who assisted with CPR on route to hospital. The cyclist was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival at hospital. Police, who have not yet released the name of either the driver or the cyclist, are currently investigating and have closed Boyce Avenue between Carling Avenue and Walter Street. The intersection has been closed off with yellow tape and orange pilons mark the spot where the cyclist went down. They are asking commuters to please avoid the area. Orchard says bike paths along the south side of the Ottawa River Parkway are closed in the area and many cyclists are now instead riding on the residential streets through the Britannia area. “Some of them are going as fast as they would on the bike paths,” he said. With files from Glen McGregor © Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen

Ottawa Ontario Bicycle Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth helps those injured in bicycle and pedestrian accidents. If you were hit by a car while cycling or walking, or a loved one has suffered a wrongful death due to a bicycle accident, you have a right to obtain accident benefits from the driver’s insurance policy. You may also be able to obtain financial compensation for damages through a personal injury claim. To arrange a free initial consultation about your bicycle or pedestrian accident, please contact our office by e-mail david@ottawainjury.ca or call 613 978-9549 or 613 237-4922 ext 203.