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A pedestrian was killed Tuesday morning when he was struck by an OC Transpo bus on Russell Road, paramedics said.

A passerby with a first-aid kit and training got out of his car and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the help of bystanders until firefighters arrived and took over.

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“He really did the thing in jumping and helping that gentleman,” said Marc-Antoine Deschamps, the paramedic service spokesman.

But the pedestrian’s injuries were too severe and despite the Good Samaritan’s help and “aggressive” measures by paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man’s identity was not immediately released.

The Ottawa police collisions unit is investigating.

Photo by Errol McGihon / Postmedia

Photo by Errol McGihon / Postmedia