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The flagger can be seen being pushed up against the hood of the SUV before being knocked to the side and partially under the vehicle. The camera is fumbled for a second before flipping around to film the SUV driving away.

Photo by REDDIT

Burnaby RCMP say the driver of SUV then struck a second flagger a little farther along in the construction zone.

The first hit-and-run victim remains in hospital with a head injury and bruising, RCMP said, while the second flagger suffered minor injuries.

The suspect driver was arrested a short time after the incident when police responded to a separate complaint about a woman assaulting two children on a nearby street in Burnaby.

RCMP say the children involved were related to the suspect driver, who remains in custody.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development were contacted and are now involved with the children.

“Our investigation continues and criminal and/or Motor Vehicle Act charges are being considered,” RCMP Staff Sgt. Major John Buis said in a statement.

No name has been released.

According to longtime flagger Diane Herback, who is friends with the first victim, the incident took place between 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. She said the victim, who is in her early 50s, had been working as a flagger for three decades.

“I was sick to my stomach, I had tears in my eyes,” Herback said of watching the video. “I’m never speechless and I was speechless. I was like, ‘Is this real?’ I just couldn’t comprehend that.”