Crime & Safety

No People Injured in this Morning's Deer Strike; How About the Deer?

An accident involving a motor vehicle and a deer caused some back-up on Mall Road late this morning.

Burlington Police confirmed to Patch this afternoon that an accident involving a motor vehicle and a deer near Lahey Clinic on Mall Road left nobody injured.

According to police the occupants of the vehicle that struck the animal were all uninjured. The animal, after being fazed, also walked away from the scene.

According to reports on Twitter, people on-scene attempted to assist the animal before it got up and walked away.

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Has anyone seen deer near the road in the Mall Road area? How about near other busy roads? Let us know in the comments.


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