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Boy, 11, riding bike in critical condition after colliding with car in east Hamilton plaza

Hamilton police are investigating after an 11-year-old cyclist was struck by a car at an east Hamilton plaza.
Hamilton police are investigating after an 11-year-old cyclist was struck by a car at an east Hamilton plaza. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

An 11-year-old boy riding a bicycle has been taken to hospital in critical condition after he was struck by a car at an east Hamilton plaza.

A Hamilton Paramedic Service spokesperson told Global News emergency crews were called to a plaza near Nash Road South and Queenston Road at around 7:30 p.m.

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The spokesperson said the boy was rushed to McMaster Children’s Hospital with critical injuries.

Hamilton police said collision reconstruction unit officers were being called to the scene to assist with the investigation.

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