Cyclist in critical condition after crash with vehicle in Lowertown

By Natasha O'Neill

Posted Sep 14, 2026 10:45:39 AM.

A man is in hospital after a collision with a vehicle on Monday morning in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood.

Police closed a lane and a road in the area of Sussex Drive and Bruyère Street after a crash between a vehicle and cyclist around 8:45 a.m. Officers are asking people to avoid the area and take different routes.

Paramedics told CityNews that a man on his bike and a vehicle collided. The cyclist sustained critical but non-life-threatening injuries.

The man was stabilized by emergency responders before he was brought to hospital in critical condition.

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