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Pedestrian struck by vehicle downtown

First responders tended to a man who was struck by a vehicle Friday morning while trying to cross Franklin Avenue near Mildred Hall School. A witness identified the man as Ralph Lafferty.

He was rushed to Stanton Territorial Hospital by ambulance with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. Another witness said the man was crossing the street mid-block when he was struck by a vehicle that had the green light.

First responders treat a man struck by a vehicle Friday morning while trying to cross Franklin Avenue near Mildred Hall School. John McFadden/NNSL photo.

“He just bounced,” the woman said. She did not want to be identified. The vehicle that hit the man showed no signs of damage.

RCMP was called in to investigate the crash.