Abbotsford Police shut down Highway 1 Eastbound at Clearbrook Road in Abbotsford, BC earlier this afternoon as a pedestrian was struck.
The incident took place at 2pm and Emergency crews were on scene.
Highway 1 is now reopened. Pedestrian is recovering in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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According to the complainant, she was in a parent monitoring room of a local business when she observed a man allegedly pulling down a young child’s pants. The complainant viewed the incident through a television, which cycles through surveillance from various cameras located throughout the business.
VPD investigators now believe the victim and suspect had a brief verbal confrontation outside the station, and that the suspect followed the victim into the station, pushed him down a set of stairs, kicked him, and fled before police were called.
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B.C.'s budget released last month allocated $145 million over three years for Emergency Management BC and the BC Wildfire Service to kick-start the province's transition to a more "proactive approach" to wildfire preparedness and response.