A school crossing guard has died after being injured in a hit-and-run collision in Barrhaven on Monday morning, according to Ottawa police. Ottawa police have arrested a 19-year-old man after a school crossing guard died following a hit-and-run collision near a Barrhaven elementary school on Monday. Monday was School Crossing Guard Day, the safety council said. A former crossing guard himself for three years, Coutts laid flowers at the scene. 'It brought tears to me,' says former crossing guard Clint Coutts of hearing about Clark's death.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2026 12:56 UTC