Vehicle/pedestrian collision

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Halifax Regional Police is investigating a vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred this afternoon in Dartmouth.

At 1:49 p.m., police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision in the 200 block of Wyse Road. A 68-year-old male pedestrian attempting to cross Wyse Road was hit by a car travelling north on Wyse Road. He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS. He was not in a crosswalk. 

The pedestrian was issued a summary offence ticket under section 125(5) of the Motor Vehicle Act for crossing a roadway outside of crosswalk zone, failing to yield to traffic. This ticket carries a fine of $406.45 upon conviction.