Halifax police investigating report of school bus struck by object

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a report of a school bus struck by an unknown object in the city.

Police say they received a report at approximately 9:40 a.m. Monday about a school bus that had been struck by an unknown object as the vehicle travelled in the area of Hilden Drive and Herring Cove Road.

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The incident occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m., police say.

There were no students on board the bus at the time of the incident, and no one was injured, according to police.

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In an updated news release Monday afternoon, police said they found no evidence to suggest that someone had thrown or directed an object at the bus.

“The bus has a jagged two-inch oval-shaped hole near the roof on the driver’s side,” police said.

“At this time, the cause of the damage to the bus remains undetermined.”