Helen Haines Critically Injured in Wangaratta Collision

Independent Australian MP Helen Haines was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, and a 43-year-old man was arrested at the scene, authorities said. Police and federal agencies are investigating how the collision happened and whether it was intentional. They have not established a motive. Victoria Police said a white Toyota LandCruiser hit Haines at about 3:35 p.m. on October 19 outside her office on Murphy Street. The 43-year-old man, from Tarrawingee, was arrested by a passerby after leaving the vehicle, police said. Officers seized a knife from inside the Toyota. The man was in custody and was to be interviewed as investigators examined the circumstances. Haines was taken to hospital with critical injuries. Her family said she was receiving medical care and thanked bystanders, health workers and police for their assistance. The family and Haines’s staff said they would make no further comment at the time and asked for privacy. No later medical update was provided in the accounts available that day. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and the Australian Security...