# Australian politician hit by a car loses both legs

https://mins.news/en/item/109075

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-21 07:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4dMMonB

> According to her husband, Helen Haines is now a double amputee. On Monday, a motorist allegedly struck the federal lawmaker multiple times near her electorate office.

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