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Buses were lined up dozens deep along Slater Street this morning as a delay blamed on an illegally parked truck forced many transit riders to leave the bus and walk downtown.

According to OC Transpo delays of between 30 and 40 minutes began at about 8:30 a.m.

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The transit system operator blamed an illegally parked delivery van at Elgin Street for the massive delays, as it blocked bus lanes and forced buses to line up for kilometres.