{
  "id": 13801478,
  "title": "Police watchdog to investigate after alleged hit and run in Halifax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/police-watchdog-to-investigate-after-alleged-hit-and-run-in-halifax",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T21:04:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/10/11/police-watchdog-to-investigate-after-alleged-hit-and-run-in-halifax"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Halifax police have announced that Nova Scotia’s police watchdog will investigate an alleged hit and run incident that occurred on Saturday. According to the force, a pickup truck without a license plate fled a parking lot in Dartmouth at a high speed, and police were in pursuit. The truck, described as a black Ford F-150, collided with another vehicle at an intersection, causing serious injuries to a 58-year-old man who was driving the other vehicle and was transported to the hospital.\n\nThe truck continued onto the A. Murray Mackay Bridge connecting Dartmouth to the Halifax peninsula but has not yet been located. The incident has been referred to the province’s Serious Incident Response Team.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Police watchdog to investigate after alleged hit and run in Halifax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/police-watchdog-to-investigate-after-alleged-hit-and-run-in-halifax-13805990",
        "published": "2026-10-11T21:30:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}