A group of teens in a stolen vehicle in Halifax fled a traffic stop Friday night and threw fire extinguishers as they tried to get away from police minutes before colliding with a bus.

Police say the car struck the Halifax Transit bus and caused it to crash into a brick wall on North Street shortly before 10 p.m. Photos from the scene sent to CBC show the bus windshield shattered and glass strewn across the floor.

The driver of the bus and a passenger were both released from hospital after being evaluated.

Brendan Elliott, a spokesman for the municipality said the driver is "understandably pretty shaken," sore and has a cut on his leg.

The passenger had minor injuries, but is expected to be OK.

The four people in the car then took off, police say. They are described as being between 16 and 20 years of age. The driver was a male, and there were also two males and one female in the vehicle.

The windshield of the Halifax Transit bus was smashed as a result as a result of the collision. (Name withheld by request)

4 people in stolen car

Halifax police say the vehicle was stolen from the Sackville area earlier this month and officers first encountered it while attempting to conduct a traffic stop on Novalea Drive at 9:43 p.m. They said the car then headed south on Gottingen Street, which is when the fire extinguisher tossing began.

It isn't clear how many fire extinguishers were launched from the vehicle.

At 9:47 p.m., the same car collided with the bus close to where the Steele Auto Group is building a parking lot as part of its plans for its Colonial Honda location.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 902-490-5016 or through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by texting tip 202 and your message 274637.