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Halifax Regional Police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred this afternoon in Halifax.
At 3:16 p.m., police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred in the area of South Park and South Street. A van was travelling on South Park Street when a man in an electric wheelchair entered the roadway and was then struck by the van. The man suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital by EHS for assessment.
The 48-year-old male pedestrian was issued a summary offence ticket under Section 125(3) of the Motor Vehicle Act for moving into the path of a vehicle when impractical for the vehicle to stop.