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An Ottawa man says he and his girlfriend watched in horror Saturday night as a truck jumped onto a sidewalk on the west side of Parliament Hill, driving into pedestrians and leaving two people on the ground injured.

“We just yelled, ‘Oh my god’,” said Moze Elfarra. “We were in shock.”

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RCMP say the incident that happened at Vittoria and Bank streets near the vehicle screening facility on Parliament Hill on Saturday night was not terrorism-related.

“At no time was there a threat to public safety and security,” Stéphanie Dumoulin, media relations spokesperson with RCMP National Division, said Tuesday.

RCMP said they were investigating and no charges had been laid.

No information was available about the condition of the two injured pedestrians.

Elfarra said he saw both people down on the ground surrounded by bystanders helping them until the ambulances came.

“I saw a lady in the middle of the entrance to the parking lot. She was on the ground and people were around her, making sure her neck was stable. I didn’t see any blood.”