Police looking for vehicle after cyclist struck in Brampton

Toronto

Police are looking for an unknown vehicle which struck and seriously injured a cyclist in Brampton on Wednesday before it fled the scene. 

Cyclist sustained serious injuries, transported to trauma hospital: OPP

Saloni Bhugra · Ontario Chronicle · Posted: Sep 12, 2024 11:16 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 12Police say the cyclist was struck on Steeles Avenue near Highway 410 just before 9 p.m. Wednesday. (OPP Highway Safety Division/X)

A cyclist in Brampton was seriously injured after being struck by a car that fled the scene, Ontario Provincial Police say.

The cyclist, a 33-year-old Brampton woman, was struck while crossing a Highway 410 on ramp on Steeles Avenue just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, OPP’s Highway Safety Division said on X, formerly Twitter. 

Police told CBC Toronto the cyclist was taken to a trauma hospital with life-threatening injuries. 

Police are asking anyone with information or video footage to contact Mississauga OPP.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saloni Bhugra joined Ontario Chronicle as a Donaldson Scholar in May 2022. She has since worked with News Network, World Report, World This Hour, and CBC Calgary. Bhugra established a permanent CBC bureau in Lethbridge until she returned to Toronto and started working with Metro Morning. Bhugra is now CBC’s Brampton bureau reporter. Contact her by email at [email protected].

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