Fatal Vehicle-Pedestrian Collision at Marked Crosswalk.

Source : HRP Release

Update: Pedestrian-Vehicle Collision

Halifax Regional Police is investigating a fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision that occurred yesterday in Dartmouth.

At approximately 7:05 a.m., officers responded to a vehicle-pedestrian collision at the intersection of Victoria Road and Chappell Street in Dartmouth. The pedestrian, a 72-year-old man, was struck while he was in a marked crosswalk. The man was transported to hospital and later died as a result of his injuries.

The driver, a 30-year-old man, was issued a summary offence ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.