A double-decker transit bus collided with another vehicle on Highway 17 on Jan. 1 during traffic enforcement.
The incident happened near Elk/Beaver Lake, causing minor damage and no reported injuries. All involved vehicles were able to leave the scene, according to accounts from authorities.
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At about 10:40 a.m., a member of the Capital Regional DistrictB次元官网网址檚 Integrated Road Safety Unit was enforcing speed limits on the highway, said Cpl. Mike Halskov, media relations officer with traffic services, RCMP E Divison. The officer, working on foot with a radar gun, spotted a vehicle going B次元官网网址渃onsiderablyB次元官网网址� above the posted speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour, said Halskov. The officer then used a hand-carried stop sign to stop all traffic on the highway, so that he could direct the offending vehicle from the inside lane of the highway to the outside lane, said Halskov.
The bus, travelling on the outside lane of the highway, then hit the rear of another vehicle in the same lane as it was slowing down, said Halskov.
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He said the officer stepped onto the road when it was safe to do so.
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Saanich Police then responded to the collision between the second vehicle and bus.
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The offending driver received a ticket of $196 and three points for going over the posted speed limit by anywhere between 21 and 40 kilometres per hour, said Halskov.
Jonathon Dyck, communications manager with B.C. Transit, said his office has no report of injuries. He did not comment on what might have caused the incident.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 not going to speculate on what might or might not have caused the incident,B次元官网网址� he said, adding that the incident remains under investigation. Bus drivers are expected to maintain sufficient distance from other vehicles, to give themselves enough time to break, he said.
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