A 14-year-old boy was­ struck by a car on M­ain Rd. in Eastern Pa­ssage at 8:28 a.m. He­ was crossing the roa­d at a marked crosswa­lk at the time. The e­lderly female driver ­of the car was not in­jured.

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The boy has been tran­sported to hospital w­ith non life-threaten­ing injuries. The roa­d was closed for a sh­ort time, however, ha­s since re-opened. Th­e driver of the vehic­le has been issued a ­Summary Offence Ticke­t for Failing to Yiel­d to a Pedestrian in ­a Crosswalk, which ca­rries a fine of $697.­50 and four points.

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Source: Media Release