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Halifax Regional Police is investigating a vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred last night in Halifax.
At 8:12 p.m., police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision at the intersection of Oxford Street and Coburg Road. A 54-year-old woman crossing Coburg Road in a marked crosswalk with an 11-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle turning left from Oxford Street onto Coburg Road. She suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS, the boy was not hit or injured.
A 40-year-old woman was issued a summary offence ticket under section 125(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. This ticket carries a fine of $693.95 and four points on a driver’s license upon conviction.