Boy, 12, in serious condition after being struck by vehicle while waiting at bus stop in east end

A 12-year-old boy is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop in the east end Thursday evening, Hamilton police say.

The collision happened the same day Hamilton Centre MP Matthew Green said the increase in pedestrian injuries and fatalities is "unacceptable" and "cannot continue to go unaddressed."

Shortly before before 6 p.m. on Thursday, Hamilton police and EMS personnel responded to the area of Highway #8 and Grays Road in Stoney Creek for a motor vehicle collision that resulted in a pedestrian being struck.

Police said in a news release that a Hyundai motor vehicle being driven by a 26-year-old Hamilton man westbound was struck by a Honda Civic motor vehicle that was making a left turn onto Grays Road.

"The collision sent the Hyundai onto the sidewalk and into a HSR bus shelter where it hit a 12-year-old Hamilton boy who was in the shelter with his father, brother and sister," police said in the news release.

Police said it was initially believed that the boy's injuries were life-threatening and he was rushed to McMaster Children's Hospital.

The boy's condition has been changed to serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

Hamilton police told CBC Hamilton Friday afternoon that the driver of the Honda, a 35-year-old woman from Hamilton, has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act with left turn, fail to afford reasonable opportunity to avoid collision.

According to police, due to the severity of the injuries, the Collision Reconstruction Unit was activated and is assisting Division 2 Uniform Patrol with the investigation.

Police say anyone with information they believe could assist with the investigation into this collision should contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 905-546-4753.

2 cyclists injured in separate incidents

Meanwhile, two cyclists were injured in separate collisions on Thursday.

The first collision happened shortly before 5 p.m. in the area of Wilson Street West and Dunham Drive in Ancaster.

Police say "avehicle and bicycle made contact within a parking lot" causing the cyclist to fallto the ground.

The cyclist was taken to hospital withnon-life-threatening injuries.

Then, shortly before 7:30 p.m., policeresponded to another collision injuring a cyclist on Barton Street East at Robins Avenue, near the Centre on Barton mall.

Police say the driver was travelling northbound on Robins Avenue approaching Barton, while the cyclist was travelling eastbound on Barton.

The cyclist was struck at the intersection when the driver failed to stop.

According to police, the cyclist managed to jump off their bicycle but sustained a leg injury for which he was transported to hospital.

The bicycle wasrun over and severely damaged.

The driver has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act, police said Friday.

'We are in the midst of a public safety crisis'

Hamilton has been grapplingwith several collisions in recent times, some of which have resulted in a total of 11pedestrian and onecyclist fatalities this year.

In his statement on Thursday Green wrote, "When people aren't safe to walk/bike down a street, or cross intersection, then it's time to admit that we are in the midst of a public safety crisis."

According to the MP, the dangers on the streets of Hamilton didn't arrive overnight, but "the increase in pedestrians being struck by cars is making it increasingly clear that the way our streets have been designed are unsafe" and the traffic moves through the city must be re-evaluated.

Last week the city's public works committee voted unanimouslyfor council to consider a complete streets design manual (CSDM) a tool that will change the way streets are designed in Hamilton.

Committee members voted 10-0 for council to consider the report.

Trevor Jenkins, project manager for sustainable mobility planning with the city's transportation planning group, says the "complete street" approach encourages street design that considers the needs of road users of all ages and abilities, and then aims to build streets that meet their needs whether they are walking, cycling, taking transit, driving a private automobile, or delivering goods.