Nanaimo Mounties recovering from car crash

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Posted September 11, 2012 6:08 pm.

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NANAIMO (NEWS1130) – Four Mounties in Nanaimo will be off the job for several days, recovering from injuries after a car accident this morning.

The RCMP says the unmarked car the officers were in was struck by a taxi.

All four officers were taken to the hospital because of neck and back injuries — all of them have been released.

The 59-year old taxi driver has been ticketed for failing to stop at a red light.

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