A Vancouver pedestrian was sent flying through a shop window after being struck by a pickup truck on Friday.
It happened around 4 p.m. at the intersection of Granville Street and West 11th Avenue.
Vancouver police said the pedestrian was knocked through the glass window of a Purdy’s chocolate shop and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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The Vancouver firefighters’ union said its members were called to the scene for a two-vehicle accident.
“Amazingly victim transported in stable condition,” said the union.
A photo from the scene shows a sliver pickup truck mounting the curb at a 45-degree angle, with its front end in the shop window.
The driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene and is cooperating with police.
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The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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