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MP Helen Haines injured near Wangaratta office

Elena MarquezPublished 10m ago1 min readBased on 3 sources
MP Helen Haines injured near Wangaratta office
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The family of independent MP Helen Haines has confirmed she was injured in an incident near her office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria. ABC News

Haines is 65 years old. Nine

Police said they believe a 43-year-old man driving a white Toyota LandCruiser struck her outside her office on Murphy Street at about 3:35pm. ABC News

The family confirmation establishes the injury and the broad location near the Wangaratta office. The account of the driver, the vehicle, the precise place outside the office and the time comes from police, who framed it as what they believe happened.