# Independent MP Helen Haines injured in vehicle incident outside regional Victoria office

https://mins.news/en/item/105888

- The Guardian, 2026-10-19 07:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/19/helen-haines-updates-independent-mp-injured-in-incident-wangaratta-ntwnfb

> Independent MP Helen Haines was injured in a vehicle incident outside her electorate office in Wangaratta and is receiving medical care. Her family thanked bystanders, health workers and police, and said the family and Haines’s staff would make no further comment for now, asking the public and media to respect their privacy.

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