Police say a school bus driver apparently used an ax to defend himself during a road rage incident in Toronto.

Police say it happened just before 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, when the school bus driver, and another man stopped at an intersection near Islington Road and Dixon Road.

Officials say there was some kind of altercation between the two, and the bus driver let the other man onto the bus.

That's when it's alleged the driver armed himself with the emergency exit hatchet and a struggle ensued.

Police say that one of the men sustained minor cuts to his ear during the struggle.  there were no children on the bus at the time of the incident.