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Teens come forward after hit-and-run Woman suffers broken legs after being struck by truck in egging incident
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Three youths have turned themselves over to Abbotsford Police for their part in a hitand-run incident. The incident occurred at 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, at the intersection of George Ferguson Way and Gladwin Road. Prior to the collision, three teenaged friends – two young men and a woman – were seated
at a bus stop bench when a white pickup truck with silver rims approached their position eastbound on George Ferguson Way. The pickup truck slowed and the occupants began throwing eggs at the teenagers. The 17-year-old female walked toward the truck to determine why the driver and passengers were doing this. The girl was run over when the truck accelerated. The vehicle continued despite the impact and injury to
the victim. The girl was transported to hospital and received treatment for fractures to both legs. Const. Ian MacDonald said the young woman is now recovering from her injuries. “She’s got at least three fractures to her legs so it’s probably going to be a long recovery, and of course, there will be an emotional component to it as well.”
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A family of six lost almost everything, including two dogs, in an early morning fire on Monday in Abbotsford. The blaze took place just after 6 a.m. in a two-storey home at the corner of Beharrell and Hallert roads, east of Highway 11 on Matsqui Prairie. Assistant Fire Chief Dave Rivett said a mom, dad and VIDEINOE four young children were ONLws.com sleeping at the time of the abbyne ffire. He said the rental home did not have fire alarms, and the parents were awakened by the smell of smoke. The father passed the children out a window and got out just before the house became fully engulfed. They all escaped uninjured, but two of their three dogs perished. Rivett said the fire began at the back of the house, but the cause was not
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