Teenager charged after e-dirtbike struck Fredericton transit bus: police

A Fredericton Transit bus is seen in an undated file photo. (Nick Moore/CTV Atlantic)

A 16-year-old is facing several charges after the e-dirtbike he was driving allegedly struck a Fredericton transit bus at a trail crossing on Sunday afternoon.

Emergency crews responded to the collision at the Northside trail crossing near McKeen Street around 2:45 p.m., according to a news release from the Fredericton Police Force.

Investigators determined the e-dirtbike rider failed to stop at the trail crossing and hit the bus.

The teenage driver went to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He was later ticketed under the Motor Vehicle Act for:

• vehicle not insured
• failing to yield when entering a highway or roadway
• driving without a valid licence
• operating an unregistrable vehicle on a roadway
• driving too fast for conditions (warning)
• failure to stop at a stop sign (warning

Police seized and impounded the e-dirtbike.

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