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Flagger seriously injured in ‘workplace incident’ in Burnaby, RCMP investigating

Police said woman was reportedly hit by a commercial vehicle
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A flagger has been injured in a “workplace incident” in Burnaby on Wednesday (Aug. 11).

According to RCMP, a traffic flagger was reportedly hit by a commercial vehicle at a worksite on Ellesmere Avenue, north of Hastings Street.

The woman was taken to hospital in serious condition.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dash-cam video is asked to contact RCMP at 604-646-9999. WorkSafeBC has also launched an investigation.


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