One teen is facing charges and another is seriously injured after becoming trapped under a vehicle in Windsor, N.S.
The RCMP and emergency crews responded to Avon View High School shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Police say a 17-year-old boy had become trapped under the front of a vehicle. The incident happened in the school parking lot during school hours.
The teen was airlifted tohospital in Halifax with serious injuries, but they are not believed to be life-threatening.
The 18-year-old driver of the vehicle was arrested at the scene. Police say he is facing charges of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and dangerous driving.
RCMP continued to investigate the incident on Wednesday, collecting school surveillance video and talking to witnesses.
Police won't say how the boy ended up underneath the car.
“Yesterday afternoon we arrested an 18-year-old male who was the driver and he's from Scotch Village in Hants County,” said Nova Scotia RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Clarke.
More information is expected to be releasde once charges have officially been laid.
An official with the school board confirms the victim and the accused are both students at the school.
“I heard that someone got ran over in the parking lot and I was in class so I asked to go to the washroom to check it out,” said Grade 11 student Ryan Blackburn.
Students say their teachers aren't talking about the incident in school.
“Everybody just hopes he's all right, obviously,” said Grade 12 student Bryant Chambers. “When we came out, all we seen was he was just under the car and like the wheel was on top of him, and he was there for like 20 minutes and they got the car lifted up and they took him away.”
The school board hasn't sent any official communication to students or parents so far.
“The principal has made all of the staff in the school aware of the incident,” said Kristen Loyst, spokesperson for the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board. "They're being watchful today and keeping the pulse of what's happening with students.”
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police. RCMP say they don't believe anyone else was involved.
The accused is due to appear in court in Windsor on May 30.
With files from CTV Atlantic’s Sarah Ritchie
