'Lucky he was not killed': Video shows cyclist slamming into turning truck in downtown Toronto
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New video footage has been released showing a cyclist slamming into the side of a flat-bed truck after its driver appears to cut him off while making a right-hand turn in Toronto's west end last month.
New video footage has been released showing a cyclist slamming into the side of a flat-bed truck after its driver appears to cut him off while making a right-hand turn in Toronto’s west end last month.
The surveillance footage, provided to CP24, shows a collision that occurred at the intersection of Bloor and Dufferin streets at approximately 10 a.m. on July 25.
In the footage, the cyclist is seen travelling eastbound in the Bloor Street bike lane.
As the cyclist approaches the intersection a large flatbed truck pulls up alongside him and makes a right-hand turn.
The footage then shows the cyclist slamming into the side of the truck and falling to the ground.
Police tell CP24 that the cyclist was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Police say that the driver remained on scene and was subsequently charged under the Highway Traffic Act with disobeying a sign that prohibited right-hand turns at the intersection.
