Ottawa

A teenaged boy riding an e-scooter sustained non-life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a vehicle in the ByWard Market on Thursday, Ottawa paramedics say.

Vehicle was travelling at low speed when the collision happened, paramedics say

CBC News · Posted: Aug 27, 2026 4:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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The signage on the side of an Ottawa ambulance.Paramedics say they responded to a collision between an e-scooter and a vehicle in the ByWard Market on Thursday. (Cameron Mahler/CBC)

A teenage boy riding an e-scooter sustained non-life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a vehicle in the ByWard Market on Thursday, Ottawa paramedics say.

Paramedics said they were called to Clarence and Dalhousie streets at 11:35 a.m.

The vehicle was travelling at low speed when the collision happened, said paramedic spokesperson Marc-Antoine Deschamps. 

Paramedics stabilized the teen and took him to hospital where he is in stable condition.

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