Ottawa’s emergency services say a school bus driver is facing charges after striking a pedestrian in Ottawa’s southeast end on Friday. According to Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson Marc-Antoine Deschamps, emergency crews responded to the collision at Smyth Road and Saunderson Drive at approximately 2:45 p.m. Police the pedestrian was a man in his early twenties. Deschamps says he was treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital where he is in serious but stable condition. In a statement to CTV News, Ottawa police said the pedestrian was crossing the street with the right of way when he was struck. Police say the driver of the school bus has been charged with careless driving. Deschamps says no one aboard the bus was injured.
