Justin Bieber arrested for 'dangerous driving and assault'

Pop star Justin Bieber has been charged with dangerous driving and assault after his All-Terrain Vehicle collided with a minivan in the Canadian countryside, police said Tuesday.

The crash occurred Friday afternoon near his hometown of Stratford, Ontario where he was visiting family with his on-and-off-again girlfriend Selena Gomez.

Ontario Provincial Police Constable Kees Wijnands told AFP that "after colliding, the driver of the ATV and an occupant of the minivan engaged in a physical altercation."

No injuries were reported.

FILE: Teen pop star Bieber remains in Panama just three days after his turbulent off-stage life landed him in a Florida jail. (REUTERS)

Local media said Bieber and Gomez had been taking turns driving the ATV while the other sat on the back.

His lawyer Brian Greenspan said in a statement the couple had been on a quiet retreat in Stratford over the weekend "that was unfortunately disrupted by the unwelcome presence of paparazzi."

"We are hopeful that this matter will be quickly resolved," he added.

FILE: Bieber was arrested on January 23rd for drunk driving after he was allegedly drag racing on a Miami Beach street. (REUTERS)

Bieber was arrested at the scene but released on a promise to appear in a Stratford court on September 29 to answer to the criminal charges.

The troubled pop star has had several run-ins with the law recently.

Last month, he pleaded guilty to careless driving and resisting arrest in an alleged drag-racing incident in Florida.

FILE: Justin Bieber greets his fans in a resort in Punta Chame. (REUTERS)

In July he was sentenced in Los Angeles to two years' probation for egg-bombing his neighbors' home.

Bieber was also ordered to perform community service, join an anger management program, and pay the owners of the vandalized home more than $80,000 in repairs.

He also has a hearing pending in Toronto into accusations he assaulted a limousine driver last year.