BlackburnNews.com file photoBlackburnNews.com file photo
Midwestern

UPDATE: Bus Driver Charged After Girl Hit By Car Near Drayton

Provincial police have laid charges against a bus driver after a 6-year-old girl was struck by a car after she got off a school bus near Drayton.

The girl was rushed to hospital after being hit while crossing Wellington Rd. 8 at around 4pm on Wednesday.

The child was taken to hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The OPP say there were multiple witnesses to the incident and the driver remained at the scene.

OPP now say the bus driver, a 61-year-old man from the Township of Mapleton, has been charged with failing to use school bus signals contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and was issued a Provincial Offence Notice.

Read More Local Stories

(Photo of Kurtis Letts courtesy of the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad)

Have you seen Kurtis Letts?

The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad is looking for 36-year-old Kurtis Letts after he breached the conditions of his statutory release.