Manitoba

Police launch impaired driving investigation after truck hits teenage cyclist in South Osborne

Winnipeg police and cadets taped off Morley Avenue at Osborne Street Thursday morning, where a bicycle with a dented front tire was lying on the ground.

Bicycle with dented front tire seen on ground at site of collision at Morley Avenue, Osborne Street

Police vehicles tape off a street corner.
Winnipeg police and cadets taped off Morley Avenue and Osborne Street Thursday morning, near a bicycle with a dented front tire. (Gary Solilak/CBC)

Winnipeg police have arrested the driver of a truck they say hit a teen cyclist in South Osborne on Thursday.

During morning rush hour, police and cadets taped off a section of Morley Avenue at Osborne Street, near where a damaged bicycle was lying on the sidewalk.

The crash happened around 8:15 a.m. and sent the cyclist, who police say is a teen, to hospital in stable condition with unknown injuries.

The driver of a Toyota Tacoma was arrested as part of an impaired driving investigation, a police spokesperson said in a statement. 

Police vehicles block off an intersection where a crash occurred.
Police vehicles block off Morley Avenue at Osborne Street, where the crash occurred just after 8 a.m. (Gary Solilak/CBC)