HALIFAX — Halifax city officials say they are conducting an internal review after dashcam video shows a municipal vehicle nearly backing into a pedestrian.

Resident Sam Sepehri was driving to work Thursday morning when he saw a “very close call.”

Video from Sepehri’s dashcam shows a yellow truck pulling into a driveway then quickly reversing as a pedestrian darts away to avoid being hit.

Sepehri says the near miss was startling, and he shared the dashcam footage on social media later that day.

The municipality says the truck in the video belongs to the city and an internal review of the incident has been launched.

In a statement, Halifax spokesperson Jake Fulton says the city takes safety seriously and is committed to protecting residents and employees.

However, Fulton says the findings from the internal review will not be disclosed publicly.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 21, 2025.

Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press