Police seek witnesses to Centretown crash that seriously injured cyclist

A man in his 50s was taken to The Ottawa Hospital trauma centre with head injuries.

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Joanne Laucius

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Ottawa police are looking for possible witnesses to a collision between a car and man on a pink bicycle on Bronson Avenue at Somerset Street West Tuesday night.

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Police were called shortly before 7 p.m. for the crash involving a 2011 black Cadillac Escalade.

The driver was not injured but the cyclist, a 58-year-old man, was transported to the Ottawa Hospital trauma centre hospital with life-threatening head injuries injuries.

He remains in serious condition in hospital, police said.

Investigators are seeking any witnesses, people who may have assisted responders or who may have dash cam footage or other video of the crash who have not yet spoken to police.

Witnesses are asked to call the Ottawa police collision investigation unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 2481.

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or crimestoppers.ca.

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