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Cheektowaga Police, bystander lift car off woman who became trapped after being struck

The incident happened Wednesday afternoon in the Target plaza on Walden Avenue.

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — A woman is being treated for serious injuries after she became trapped under a vehicle that hit her on Wednesday afternoon.

The Cheektowaga Police Department said it happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the Target plaza on Walden Avenue. An officer happened to be in the plaza at the time and witnessed the accident.

Six officers and a bystander managed to lift the vehicle off the woman and free her, according to police.

She was rushed to Erie County Medical Center. Neither the victim or driver's identity has been released at this time. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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