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ELMSDALE: A driver from the East Hants area has been ticketed after hitting a pedestrian with the vehicle they were driving.

East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns, community policing officer, said an officer from the Enfield detachment was on patrol on Hwy 2 in Elmsdale when the incident happened.

“The officer witnessed a vehicle vs pedestrian collision in a crosswalk,” said Const. Burns.

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EHS and local volunteer fire departments also responded.

He said that fortunately, the pedestrian was uninjured.

Const. Burns said the driver of the vehicle was served a summary offence ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.