HALIFAX – A cyclist was taken to a Halifax hospital Tuesday afternoon after he struck the back of a bus that had suddenly stopped as a pedestrian darted into the street.

Emergency crews were called to the incident near Robie Street and Kaye Street around noon after the Halifax Transit bus had to slam on its brakes to avoid a person in the street, which prompted a male cyclist to the slam into the back of the bus.

He was taken to the QEII Hospital with non-life threatening injuries while the pedestrian was given a ticket for impeding traffic.