For the second time in less than a week, a bystander has taken advantage of a person who was hit by a car.

Around 11 a.m. Wednesday, an SUV struck a man as he was crossing Howden Road, just west of Birchmount at Lawrence Avenue East.

A witness told CityNews the impact thrust the man into the air and when he landed, he hit his head on the pavement.

He has serious injuries, but police say he will recover.

A woman who was in a passing car got out to help said a bystander then stole from the victim, whose change had scattered across the intersection, and fled the scene.

“The gentleman had had some coins rolled up that were spread out all over the road,” said Dale Fowler.

“This one lady proceeded to walk by and picked up the coins and was putting them in her pocket … And I thought, ‘That’s very rude.’ At a time and place like this, for people to be picking up petty change is actually ridiculous.”

On Saturday, police arrested a man who they say started rifling through a woman’s purse after she was knocked off her bike on Spadina Avenue, south of College Street.

“He allegedly went into her purse and stole her iPhone,” said Const. Tony Vella.