Saturday, August 25, 2007 Six dead, 20 injured after vehicle plows into a wedding celebration in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (CP) - Six people are dead and up to 20 are injured after a pick-up truck plowed through a group of people leaving a pre-wedding celebration.
Abbotsford Police say 25 to 30 people were walking north along a road when the truck, travelling south, hit them late Saturday night. "Given the magnitude of this incident, 14 area B.C. ambulances - including two medevac helicopters from Vancouver Airport - were called to the scene to transport the injured," police said in a news release.
The driver is being questioned by police and the injured have been taken to various hospitals.
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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (CP) - Six people are dead and up to 20 are injured after a pick-up truck plowed through a group of people leaving a pre-wedding celebration.
Abbotsford Police say 25 to 30 people were walking north along a road when the truck, travelling south, hit them late Saturday night. "Given the magnitude of this incident, 14 area B.C. ambulances - including two medevac helicopters from Vancouver Airport - were called to the scene to transport the injured," police said in a news release.
The driver is being questioned by police and the injured have been taken to various hospitals.
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