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Pedestrian, hit by vehicle in downtown Olympia, is flown to Harborview Medical Center

Two people were injured in downtown Olympia about 6:30 p.m. Thursday after they were apparently struck by a vehicle on Fourth Avenue at Columbia Street, according to the Olympia Police Department.

One person was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with life-threatening injuries, while the other was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

Olympia police said that Fourth Avenue would be closed for a few hours.

Detailed information was not immediately available.

This story was originally published April 21, 2016 at 11:08 PM with the headline "Pedestrian, hit by vehicle in downtown Olympia, is flown to Harborview Medical Center."

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