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2 people injured after crash sends truck’s metal struts through front window of Halifax transit bus

A crash on Barrington Street involving a truck and a Halifax Transit bus slowed traffic in downtown Halifax on Nov. 25, 2020. Reynold Gregor/Global News

Two people have been sent to hospital after a crash between a Halifax Transit bus and a waste management truck slowed traffic to a crawl in the municipality’s downtown core Wednesday morning.

Halifax Regional Police say the crash occurred on Barrington Street at approximately 9:40 a.m.

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The vehicles were travelling in the same lane in the 1600 block of Barrington Street when the bus collided with the rear of the truck.

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Paramedics and police were on the scene when Global News arrived.

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Two people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Halifax police say that at this time they don’t anticipate laying charges in relation to the crash.

Halifax Transit will launch an internal investigation.

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