Cyclist from Ottawa fatally struck by school bus in Chelsea, Que.

An MRC des Collines de l'Outaouais police cruiser. (Supplied)

Police in western Quebec say a 36-year-old Ottawa man has died after being hit by a school bus in Chelsea on Thursday.

According to MRC des Collines de l’Outaouais police, the man was cycling across Route 105 near the Alonzo-Wright bridge at around 3:30 p.m. when he was hit by a northbound school bus.

Several children were on the bus at the time, police said, but they were not physically hurt.

No other details were released.

Police say Route 105 was closed for approximately five hours for the investigation.