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P.E.I. school bus driver fined after 6-year-old boy struck by vehicle

A Summary Offence Ticket was handed to the 67-year-old bus driver for failing to operate the flashing red lights on the bus. Global News file

A school bus driver is facing a fine after a six-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle while getting off the bus in the Charlottetown area last week.

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Prince Edward Island RCMP say the collision along Fort Augustus Road happened on Jan. 10 at around 3:30 p.m.

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Police say the boy was not seriously hurt but was sent to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital as a precaution.

Police say the bus did not have its flashing red lights on at the time of the collision.

As a result, a summary offence ticket was handed to the 67-year-old bus driver for failing to operate the flashing red lights on the bus.

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The offence carries a fine of $100.

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