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Lieberman challenger escapes injury in festival accident


Car drives into crowd of pedestrians at New London festival



Associated Press

Published July 8 2006

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Ned Lamont, the Democratic challenger for U.S. Senate and several of his campaign staff workers were in the same crowd that a station wagon plowed into Saturday afternoon during the city's annual Sailfest.

Lamont was not injured, said a campaign spokeswoman, but three of the staffers were treated for various injuries. In all 27, people were injured in the incident.

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Lamont, who is challenging three-term incumbent Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Aug. 8 primary, was campaigning at festival, said spokeswoman Liz Dupont-Diehl.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was hurt," Dupont-Diehl told The Associated Press.

The campaign workers injuries' included a broken leg, a fractured nose and scrapes and bruises. Their names have not been released.

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