A woman is lucky to be alive after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into a fence outside a Burnaby home early Sunday morning.
A metal pole impaled the vehicle during the crash, narrowly missing the driver and two children who were in the car with her.
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It happened near 16th Avenue and Mary Avenue around 2 a.m. According to neighbours, the driver allegedly hit the gas instead of the brake, losing control of the SUV and crashing into a fence outside a home.
A parked vehicle was also struck in the course of the accident.
The woman was taken to hospital, but her injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening. The two children were not harmed.
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