Friends and family are rallying for the 31-year-old male in critical condition after being struck by an at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

Khushal Rana, a father of one and husband to a wife pregnant with twins, is in critical condition at the Victoria General Hospital intensive care unit. He has had one leg amputated, has lost a lot of blood and the medical staff are fighting to retain his other limbs and keep him alive, said his employer, Gurinder Bawa, owner of Sizzling Tandoor restaurants.

Acting Sgt. Jereme Leslie said Saanich Police is still investigating the incident. Rana was hit when a 25-year-old Saanich woman was travelling east on Gorge Road West when her 2003 Chevrolet Suburban mounted the sidewalk after it had gone off the road. The vehicle struck Rana then continued into Gorge Park before coming to rest in the bushes.

Employees at the Sizzling Tandoor were surprised when the popular cook did not show up for his 1 p.m. shift.

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Adding further stress to the situation, RanaB次元官网网址檚 wife is pregnant with twins due in December and speaks little English to date.

Bawa said Sizzling Tandoor will help cover costs for the family until further notice, but is hoping the community can also step in to ease the financial strain RanaB次元官网网址檚 family will face.

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The staff at Sizzling Tandoor consider Rana a very nice man whoB次元官网网址檚 down-to-Earth, kind and soft spoken.

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The Sikh temple at Topaz (Khalsa Diwan) is collecting relief funds for the family, as are all three Sizzling Tandoor locations in town. ThereB次元官网网址檚 also a created to help.

Bawa is working on finding some support for RanaB次元官网网址檚 wife during this hard time, especially with pregnancy, he said.

B次元官网网址淗opefully we can Rana make it through, and be back home to play with the kids. It will be a while, but hopefully, he can be there to watch and be with his young, growing family.

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