Video shows Montreal child hit by cyclist while crossing street to catch school bus

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A video of a young child being hit by a cyclist while crossing the street to get to a school bus has been shared widely on social media, and groups and officials are reminding people of the dangers of not respecting the province's Highway Safety Code.

Groups and municipal officials react, reiterate that all road users need to respect school bus stop sign

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· Posted: May 10, 2024 10:50 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

This screengrab from a video shared on social media by Mayer Feig shows the moment the young girl crosses the street as the cyclist is approaching.

A video of a young girl being hit by a cyclist in Montreal while crossing the street to catch a school bus is being shared widely on social media and serving as a reminder of the province's Highway Safety Code.

The video, which indicates that the incident took place on Thursday, shows the child leaving her home, walking up to the sidewalk and stopping as a school bus approaches on Jeanne-Mance Street in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.

There's a bike lane between the car lane and the sidewalk where the little girl is standing.

Once the school bus stops, the child begins to skip into the street to catch the bus. When she starts to cross the bike lane, a cyclist runs into her.

The child was not seriously injured. The video shows an adult assisting the child after the collision and bringing her back home.

WATCH | Surveillance footage of collision between cyclist and child:

Cyclist hits child after not stopping for school bus

Surveillance footage shows a child being hit by a cyclist in Montreal after crossing the street to catch a school bus. According to Quebec's Highway Safety Code, the cyclist had an obligation to stay five metres away from the school bus once it activated its stop sign.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante described the collision as "shocking" and said it underlines the need for all road users to obey the Highway Safety Code.

In a post of its own, the advocacy group Vélo Québec said "the Highway Safety Code is clear."

"A cyclist has to come to a stop in front of the flashing red lights or the school bus's stop sign. End of story," the post reads.

An illustration showing how cyclists and vehicles must stay five metres away a school bus.

When a school activates its flashing red lights and stop sign, all road users, whether they're trailing the bus or facing it, must come to a stop.

According to the Quebec government, road users can only meet or pass the school bus once the flashing red lights are turned off, the stop signal has been retracted and the person driving or cycling is certain it is safe to continue.

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