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Driver hits at least five pedestrians along several blocks in Portland, police say

At least five people were injured after a driver hit multiple people along several blocks in Portland, Oregon, officials said.. At least one person was critically injured.
At least five people were injured after a driver hit multiple people along several blocks in Portland, Oregon, officials said.. At least one person was critically injured. Getty Images/iStockphoto

At least five people were injured Monday after a car hit them along several blocks in southeast Portland, Oregon, according to Portland Fire & Rescue.

One person was critically injured, and four to five others have non-critical injuries after a car struck multiple pedestrians, the agency tweeted. The driver also struck other vehicles, a news release from the police bureau said.

Crime scenes stretched along several blocks Monday afternoon as police investigated the incident, according to the release. Police have not released information about the driver, who was “corralled” by bystanders, KATU reported.

This story was originally published January 25, 2021 at 7:34 PM with the headline "Driver hits at least five pedestrians along several blocks in Portland, police say."

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Brooke is native of the Pacific Northwest and most recently worked for KREM 2 News in Spokane, Washington, as a digital and TV producer. She also worked as a general assignment reporter for the Coeur d’Alene Press in Idaho. She is an alumni of Washington State University, where she received a degree in journalism and media production from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.
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