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Waterloo Cyclist Tragedy: How a Pickup Truck Collision Changed a 12-Year-Old’s Life — And What Victoria Families Need to Know The Crash That Should Never Have Happened It was just after 8:40 a.m. on a Tuesday morning near University Avenue East and Woolwich Street. A 12-year-old girl was cycling to school — a routine many Victoria families know well. Then, in an instant, everything changed. A pickup truck struck the young cyclist with devastating force. The impact left her seriously injured, lying on the pavement in front of the truck. Two Waterloo students, Prajjval Rao and Eva Ha, were on their way to class when they witnessed the collision. What they saw — and what they did next — may have saved the girl’s life. “I see (Prajjval) on his knees, on the ground, taking care of the girl,” Eva Ha recalled. “Asking her how she is doing, if she is OK, which part of her leg is hurting.” The young cyclist was rushed to the hospital. Thankfully, she was released the following night to recover at home. But the physical and emotional scars from that morning will likely stay with her — and her family — for years to…