Another serious accident at the intersection of St. Patrick and King Edward. A man was struck by a school bus and is in serious condition.
Wikipedia: In the 19th century the street had the "by-wash" running through its centre, an open sewer that ran from the Rideau Canal to the Rideau River.
The by-wash was removed and replaced with a tree lined boulevard, making King Edward one of Ottawa's prettiest streets in the early 20th century. With the construction of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge and the Queensway, however, the street became congested with large commercial vehicles and quickly became dirty and dangerous.
The city's currently on phrase 3 of a 4 phase reconstruction project, but nothing can really help King Edward until commercial traffic is rerouted out of the city. It's very strange to see logging trucks driving through town.
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