Student struck by vehicle while trying to board school bus

Police in Summerside, P.E.I., sayan 84-year-old driver has been charged after a student was hit by a vehicle while trying to board a school bus.

Police say the driver failedto stop for thebus which had its red lights flashing.

Police responded to the incident at about 8 a.m.

The 16-year-old student was trying to board a school bus on Central Street at Waverly Court.

Police said the driver, aSummerside resident, has beencharged under the Highway Traffic Act.

The student was taken to hospital, and the injuries are believed to be minor.

Passing a school bus on P.E.I. carries a fine of up to $5,000 and a licence suspension.

Summerside police said this is the second incident in the city this month.

On April 3, a 65-year-old Prince County man was charged with passing a school bus stopped in the Holland College parking lot. No one was injured in that incident.

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