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“The RCMP completely downplays what happened,” a witness said. “It was a hit and a run. He fled the scene. ”
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June 6, 2022 • 1 hour ago • Read in 4 minutes • 445 comments The RCMP mission says it is fortunate that no one was “seriously injured” when a pickup truck driver hit four people with his vehicle. Pedestrians were among a group walking along the Lougheed Highway to the site of the former St. Louis School. Mary’s. The motorcyclist did not stay put. The pickup truck that is believed to have hit the crowd is shown. Photo by Robert Jago
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MISSION, BRITISH COLOMBIA – RCMP say the driver of a truck allegedly hit four people walking in a housing march at a school in Mission, British Columbia, on Saturday, police said, Canadian Press reported on Monday. . Mountis said in a press release that the 77-year-old man was not in custody but was cooperating with investigators and his truck was seized for inspection.
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Witnesses expressed outrage Sunday on police reactions to the previous day’s incident in Mission, British Columbia, when a pickup truck driver stormed a marching group to raise awareness of attitudes toward first nations in schools, injuring five.
While the RCMP said there was no indication that it was a targeted attack, instead describing the incident as a dangerous hit and run, officials described him as an “impatient driver (who) tried to bypass a group of people marching on the highway” in a statement. the media.
“The RCMP completely downplays what actually happened,” said Gareth Dan of Abbotsford, British Columbia, who took part in the march on the site of the St. Mary’s Residential School, where both his parents attended.
“They don’t have to cover something like that with sugar. It was a hit and an escape. He fled the scene. “
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Visit to St Mary’s School in Mission, British Columbia. The truck passed through the crowd. Someone badly injured. The old man from Chevy did it. It seems to be aimed at the average pic.twitter.com/FUixQVgw1m
– Robert Jago (@rjjago) June 4, 2022
The pickup driver was heading to the end of the road in an apparent attempt to bypass traffic, he said. One of the organizers of the march stopped him.
“He didn’t like it, and then he suddenly decided to hit him with his truck,” Dan said. “It simply came to our notice then. I looked in my rearview mirror to see what was happening, and you could see clearly in broad daylight that he was driving toward him.
“It doesn’t matter who you are, just because you’re in a hurry doesn’t mean you can ride your shoulder and try to get through a crowd.”
The driver is said to have pushed more protesters further down the road.
Chris Robertson helped hold the event, the March for the Recognition of Residential Schools, which was organized by the BC head of the Brotherhood of Crazy Indians, a drug and alcohol support group.
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He said children and adults were involved, but no one was hit.
Robertson heard a truck hit one of the flagship traffic control at the back of the march, and then saw the truck climb over his shoulder.
Several organizers called on him to stop.
“I turned around and looked back at him, and at that moment he stepped on the gas and walked toward us,” Robertson said.
One of his friends went under the truck and rolled over, and another went over the hood, he said. The truck’s bumper hit Robertson’s knee as he passed. The driver paused. Several bottles of water were thrown at his truck and he set off, he said.
“If it was one of us (driving), we would already be in jail. “We would be charged with attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and the book would be thrown at us,” Robertson said.
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If this man’s skin tone was a different color, he would be in jail
Chris Robertson
“If this man’s skin tone was a different color, he would be in jail. This is what our people say when we say white privileges. I hate to go the racial path, because to overcome things, you have to get up, but when things like that happen, we talk about it. ”
Police were called around 12:30 p.m. Harrison Moore, Mission’s media liaison officer.
“It looks like this driver was upset that his trip would be delayed by a few minutes and rushed in the opposite direction to try to get around the group,” Moore said.
“When he collided with the oncoming traffic, he drove his car into the middle of the group while the cars passed, then pulled out and crossed again. He hit several members of the March. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured and the march was able to continue as planned.
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“There is no indication that this incident was targeted or that the driver’s actions had anything to do with the marching people or their cause,” the RCMP said.
No one has been detained and is still under investigation. Moore called on the public to provide video from a control camera or mobile phone.
The first word in the title of the RCMP’s public statement on the incident was “minor”.
The last line of the RCMP statement reads: “Trying to save a few minutes by endangering the lives of others is simply unacceptable.”
In response to questions from the National Post, Moore said on Sunday that while witnesses helped identify the truck’s registration number, officers were “still working to verify the driver’s identity.”
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He said several witnesses “were not available to meet with us immediately” on Saturday and officials wanted to speak with more witnesses and gather evidence to support the indictment’s recommendation.
“Our understanding is that only two of the four people who were hit actually went to the hospital, and the two who arranged their own transport and did not need an ambulance,” Moore said.
Witnesses told the Post five people were injured.
Until Sunday, Moore described the driver as a “dangerous driver,” not an “impatient one.” He confirmed that witnesses said he was “turning around” in the group when he had to avoid oncoming traffic.
“When our officers interview the suspects, they will certainly be interested to hear directly from him what his intentions were that day.
Parts of the incident were filmed by cameras during the march. The images show a blue Chevrolet pickup. An engine is heard spinning, along with shouts from the crowd.
A white man with glasses and a baseball cap is seen sticking out of the window and turning back before leaving.
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