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RCMP motorcycle officer taken to hospital after being hit by car in downtown Vancouver

RCMP motorcycle officer taken to hospital after being hit by car in downtown Vancouver

An RCMP motorcycle officer was taken to hospital with serious but stable injuries after being hit by a car in downtown Vancouver Monday, police said.

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An RCMP motorcycle officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in downtown Vancouver on Monday, police said.

The incident involved a black Subaru and happened at the intersection of Davie and Burrard streets, according to BC Emergency Health Services.

BCEHS said it received a call shortly before noon and that two ambulances with primary care paramedics and an ambulance with advanced care paramedics responded to the scene.

A BCEHS paramedic public information officer, Brian Twaites, said paramedics provided emergency medical care to two patients who were transported to hospital in serious but stable condition.

The Vancouver Police Department said it will investigate because the crash occurred in Vancouver.

BCEHS said it wasn’t clear who the second patient was.

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