Cyclist Lizzy Kovach knew the next moments were going to be bad, but there was nothing she could do.

"I was halfway through the intersection. I saw the grill of the truck out of the corner of my right eye, and that was it," she said.

It was May 1, 2023, and Kovach — an avid cyclist and dancer who is also the president of the Kapisztran Hungarian Folk Ensemble of Winnipeg — was riding home from work when she was hit by a truck. 

"There was a crunch, and all I knew was that I was flying off my bike,…