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At 10:22 p.m. on May 15, Halifax Regional Police responded to a mid-span three vehicle collision on the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge. A vehicle travelling toward Dartmouth crossed over and collided with a vehicle travelling toward Halifax. A third vehicle also travelling toward Halifax then collided with the first vehicle. The driver of second vehicle was extricated by Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency and transported to hospital with minor injuries. Traffic was temporarily blocked while the vehicles were cleared from the bridge.
Police arrested the driver of the first vehicle for Impaired Operation. A 36-year-old man from Halifax will appear in Halifax Court on a later date and is facing the Criminal charge of Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Operation with over 80 mg. of alcohol.