Three-year-old dies, woman seriously hurt in Cambridge pedestrian crash
Posted Dec 11, 2025 03:34:00 PM.
Last Updated Dec 12, 2025 02:02:35 PM.
Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in Cambridge, and police say one of them, a three-year-old girl, has died as a result.
Police reported a pedestrian-involved collision on Thursday afternoon on Cedar Street.
“Cedar Street is closed in the area of Westgate Plaza,” said a social media post from the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS).
A WRPS spokesperson confirmed that two pedestrians were struck and said serious physical injuries were reported.
Both individuals were transported to hospital and the child succumbed to her injuries.
The other pedestrian, a 31-year-old Cambridge woman, is in serious but non-life-threatening condition.
The involved driver, a 75-year-old man from Cambridge, was not injured in the collision.
In response to both deaths, Mayor Jan Liggett said the community is reeling.
“Tragedy from pedestrian fatalities has struck our community for the second time in three weeks. The pain of families is unfathomable, particularly in a holiday season where family gatherings are a major part of the season, loss of loved ones is even more marked,” she said in the statement.
“Our community is a loving one and grieves today at these needless losses of a small child yesterday and a young mother three weeks ago.”
Officers with the Traffic Services Unit continue to investigate the fatal crash. Witnesses are asked to call WRPS at 519-570-9777, ext. 8856 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.
