Halifax Transit driver ticketed after pedestrian struck in crosswalk by bus – Halifax | 24CA News

A Halifax Transit driver was ticketed for failing to yield to a pedestrian after a lady was struck in a crosswalk Friday morning.

In a launch, Halifax Regional Police stated officers responded to the collision on the intersection of Joseph Howe Drive and the ramp to Highway 102 round 7:15 a.m.

“A Halifax Transit bus driver was making a right-hand turn onto Highway 102 and struck a pedestrian. The woman was walking on Joseph Howe Drive in a marked crosswalk,” the discharge stated.

Police stated the lady was handled on the scene for non-life-threatening accidents and the bus driver was issued a abstract offence ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.