Man ticketed after head-on collision between school bus, truck in Halifax; no injuries reported

A Halifax Regional Police officer's badge is pictured. (Jonathan MacInnis/CTV Atlantic)

A two-vehicle collision in downtown Halifax on Monday involving a school bus and a truck slowed down traffic during the morning rush hour.

Halifax Regional Police responded to the collision at the intersection of Barrington and North streets around 7:45 a.m.

Police say the school bus and a Dodge Ram truck collided head-on at low speeds.

“Traffic flow was affected for a brief time, but the intersection has since been cleared and the normal flow of traffic has resumed,” reads a news release from police just after 10 a.m.

The force says there were children on the bus at the time of the collision, however no injuries were reported.

“The students were not transferred to another bus and remained on the one they were on,” said Halifax Regional Police Const. Martin Cromwell in an email to CTV News Atlantic.

Police say the driver of the truck has been issued a summary offence ticket for failing to yield to a vehicle already in an intersection when making a left turn.

For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page