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Driver ticketed after man in wheelchair struck in crosswalk

At approximately 5:05 pm this evening Halifax Regional Police responded to the report of a motor vehicle accident involving a man in a wheelchair.

The man in the wheelchair was in a marked crosswalk travelling from Bedford Highway onto Rocky Lake Drive. A vehicle was turning onto Rocky Lake Drive from the Bedford Highway striking the man in the wheelchair.

A 56 year old man was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the vehicle was issued a summary offence ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

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Source: Media Release

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