A 13-year-old boy is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car while riding his scooter at Harwood Avenue North and Rossland Road West on Thursday evening.
The collision happened around 6:29 p.m. on June 25, 2026, according to the Durham Regional Police Service. The boy was riding west across the intersection when a southbound vehicle struck him. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. Officers from the DRPS Collision Investigation Unit also attended to help piece together what happened. Police have not yet said what caused the crash and are asking anyone with information to contact them.
The crash happened just three hours after a 34-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a separate collision a few blocks south at Harwood Avenue North and Kerrison Drive East. That incident occurred around 3:45 p.m., according to police.
The collision took place during the summer break, when children are more likely to be outside on bikes, scooters and other recreational vehicles. Harwood Avenue and Rossland Road is a busy area that has been the focus of recent road safety improvements under Durham Region’s Vision Zero plan, which aims to cut fatal and injury collisions by at least 10 per cent.
According to Vision Zero data, over half of cyclist collisions involving young people aged 11 to 20 occur in June, August and September. Fifty-three per cent of pedestrian-involved collisions happen at signalized intersections, and in 69 per cent of all pedestrian collisions, the pedestrian had the right-of-way. The region has identified intersections as its biggest road safety challenge, with turning movements causing about one-third of all serious crashes.
