Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash on Louisa Street in Kitchener

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(Erin Anderson/CityNews Kitchener)

By Christine Clark

Posted Aug 28, 2024 05:52:56 AM.

Last Updated Aug 28, 2024 10:48:39 AM.

Serious injuries have been reported for a motorcyclist, after a crash on Louisa Street in Kitchener.

Waterloo Regional Police were called to the area just before 6:00 Tuesday evening to reports of a crash between a car and a motorcycle.

The man on the bike, a 31-year-old, was sent to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Louisa Street was closed for just under two hours as a result.

Anyone with information that could assist in the collision investigation is asked to contact police.

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