Driver Passes School Bus – 10 Year Old Girl Sent To Hospital

At approximately 8:35 a.m, a school bus was east bound on Alpha Street at 6 th Ave West when it stopped to pick up students.

The bus was stopped and all of the school bus crossing safety equipment was activated. A sedan driven by a 16 year old Georgian Bluffs resident was driving west bound on Alpha Street and it is alleged to have proceeded against the signals striking a 10 year child as she stepped off the curb. The child’s father was present and was able to quickly grab her.

The child was transported to hospital by EMS with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the sedan was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with:

Failing to Stop for a School Bus

We remind all motorists and cyclists that you must stop for a school bus when the safety

equipment is activated for pedestrian crossings.

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