Man struck, injured while lying in back lane
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A man was critically injured Wednesday night after being run over while lying on the ground in an alleyway near downtown Winnipeg.
The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m., as a black SUV was leaving a parking lot and travelling northbound in a back lane on the 400 block of Balmoral Street. The motorist unknowingly struck a 55-year-old man who was lying down, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Thursday.
The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition, and later upgraded to unstable condition, WPS said.
The motorist remained on scene and met with police. An investigation is ongoing, police said.
Anybody with information or dashboard camera footage is asked to phone investigators at 204-986-7085 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers 204-786-8477 (TIPS) or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.