A nine-year-old boy has died after being struck by a school bus transporting other kids in Almonte, Ont., according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
On Wednesday afternoon, the police service said on X that it was investigating a serious collision on Paterson Street.
At the scene, OPP officer Corey Noonan said the boy who died was coming from R. Tait McKenzie Public School and was riding a bike at the time of the collision around 3:40 p.m.
Police have notified the boy’s family.
“There were a lot of people outside at the time, a lot of parents and teachers that were leaving … and unfortunately saw what happened,” Noonan said.
Staff from a neighbouring school rushed out to help after the collision, he added.
Almonte is located about 50 kilometres southwest of Ottawa and is part of the Township of Mississippi Mills.
The OPP said Paterson Street would be closed for several hours while police, including collision experts, investigated.
