# Australian PM says lawmaker critically injured by car was ‘no accident’

https://mins.news/en/item/107279

- euronews, 2026-10-20 04:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/australian-prime-minister-says-lawmaker-critically-injured-by-car-is-no-accident

> Police said Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent lawmaker, was hit by an SUV outside her electoral office in Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday afternoon. Australia’s prime minister said it was “no accident.”

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