A Halifax Transit driver was taken to hospital after one of the service’s buses careened off the road on Wednesday.
RCMP say at 8:50 a.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Walker Ave. in Lower Sackville, N.S.
They found that a Halifax Transit bus had left the roadway.
The driver of the bus was the only person on board and was transported to hospital with undetermined injuries.
Get breaking National news
Erin DiCarlo, a spokesperson for the Halifax Regional Municipality, told Global News that the injuries were not considered serious.
Walker Street was closed for approximately two hours as emergency crews dealt with the scene. It reopened at 11:10 a.m.
- ‘Mind-blowing’: Video reportedly shows driver asleep in self-driving Tesla on B.C. highway
- Drivers stranded for hours after fatal motorcycle crash on Sea-to-Sky Highway
- BC Ferries Langdale terminal ramp repair could take 10 days
- TransLink bus crash in North Vancouver sends driver, passenger to hospital
DiCarlo said that Halifax Transit will launch an internal investigation as a result of the crash.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.