Ottawa paramedics say a woman was struck and critically hurt on Riverside Drive near Billings Bridge early Tuesday morning. Riverside has reopened in the area.
Crash was near Billings Bridge around 4:30 a.m.
CBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2026 7:40 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago
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Police investigate a crash on Riverside Drive that badly injured a pedestrian on Tuesday morning. (Francis Ferland/CBC)
Ottawa paramedics say a woman was struck and critically hurt on Riverside Drive near Billings Bridge early Tuesday morning.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Data Centre Road around 4:30 a.m., they said. Ottawa police said that afternoon the woman was age 23.
A few hours later, police could be seen examining an area and setting up cones as Riverside turns and slopes toward the Bronson Avenue overpass.
There was a sedan with a damaged windshield a little further down the road near the RA Centre.
Police look at a car with a damaged windshield on Riverside. (Francis Ferland/CBC)
Riverside was closed northbound between Heron and Data Centre roads until around 10:30 a.m.
Ottawa police have asked all road users to prioritize safety multiple times this month, citing a higher-than-usual number of fatalities this year.
With files from Joseph Tunney
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