Woman and child injured after truck crashes into bus stop

The driver of a pickup truck was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after a series of collisions in Maple Ridge.

Ridge Meadows RCMP received multiple 911 calls around 3 p.m. reporting a black pickup truck driving recklessly in the parking lot of a strip mall on Dewdney Trunk Road. and 240 Street.

Mounties said the driver backedinto a vehicle, then crashed through barricades before jumping the curb of a nearbydrive-thru lane and smashing into abus stop.

Afemale pedestrian and her son were injured. Both were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

A 34-year-old man from Mission was arrested at the scenefor investigation of impaired driving, hit and runand dangerous driving causing bodily harm. He was released on a promise to appear in court.