Pedestrian seriously injured after hit-and-run involving transport truck

File photo of a Waterloo Regional Police vehicle. (Mark Douglas/CityNews Kitchener)

By Christine Clark

Posted Jul 16, 2024 04:52:11 AM.

Last Updated Jul 16, 2024 10:06:23 AM.

A serious hit-and-run crash involving a transport truck near Fairview Park Mall, has a pedestrian in hospital, seriously injured.

The woman was walking in the Fairway Road South and Wilson Avenue area just after 11 a.m. Monday morning, when she was reportedly hit by a transport truck.

The truck driver drove away, and the woman, a 19-year-old from Waterloo, was sent to hospital with serious injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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