Vehicle/pedestrian collision

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Halifax Regional Police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred this afternoon in Halifax.

At 12:38 p.m., police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision in the 1900 block of Barrington Street.  A car travelling southbound struck a 68-year-old woman as she was crossing the sidewalk. She suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS as a precaution.

The 24-year old male driver was issued a summary offence ticket under Section 125(1)(a) of the Motor Vehicle Act for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.