Man dies after being found on OC Transpo bus in Ottawa's east end Wednesday morning
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In a statement to CTV News Ottawa, OC Transpo says an employee discovered an individual on the bus as it returned to the St. Laurent bus garage at approximately 1 a.m.
OC Transpo says a man has died after being found on a bus as it returned to an east end garage overnight.
In a statement to CTV News Ottawa, Transit Services General Manager Renee Amilcar says an OC Transpo employee discovered an individual on a bus at the St. Laurent bus garage at approximately 1 a.m.
"As part of our standard procedures, Special Constables were contacted to assist the individual in getting to their destination or accessing other services," Amilcar said.
"Upon their arrival, they found the person unresponsive. CPR was performed until Ottawa Paramedics arrived, but the person did not have vital signs."
An Ottawa paramedic spokesperson tells CTV News Ottawa paramedics responded to a call for a man in cardiac arrest at the St. Laurent garage.
"CPR was started by special constables from OC Transpo. Paramedics continued resuscitation, but unfortunately, the adult male was pronounced dead at the scene," the spokesperson said.
The Amalgamated Transit Union says maintenance workers discovered the man on the bus in the garage.
