Vehicle/pedestrian collision

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Halifax Regional Police is investigating a vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred last night in Halifax.

At 6:20 p.m., police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision at the intersection of Connaught Avenue and Chebucto Road. A 31-year-old man crossing Chebucto Road in a marked crosswalk was hit by a minivan turning left from Connaught Avenue onto Chebucto Road. He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS.

A 52-year-old man 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.