Rally calls for cycling infrastructure after near-fatal collision

People attend a rally for after cycling infrastructure at the corner of Gladstone Avenue and Rochester Street in central Ottawa June 22, 2023. (Nelly Alberola/Radio-Canada - image credit)Cyclists are rallying Thursday to demand safer infrastructure at a central Ottawa intersection that was the site of a near-fatal collision between a cyclist and a dump truck driver last Friday. The collision at Gladstone Avenue and Rochester Street happened on June 16 just before 7:45am when the female cyclist was struck, leaving her with life-threatening injuries. The intersection is well-known to locals, who have long been concerned with the lack of bike infrastructure on Gladstone. Cycling safety in OttawaFifty-four cyclists were seriously injured in collisions and seven people died in Ottawa between 2018 and 2021.