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57-year-old man hit by school bus at busy Kitchener intersection

Police were called to the intersection just before 7 a.m. @WRPS_Traffic / Twitter

A 57-year-old man was struck by a school bus while crossing at a busy intersection in Kitchener on Thursday morning.

Waterloo Regional Police say they were called to the intersection of Ottawa Street South and Strasburg Road shortly before 7 a.m. over the incident.

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They say the school bus was making a tight turn onto Ottawa Street South when it struck the pedestrian.

He was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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The intersection was closed for a couple of hours while police investigated.

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Police say the collision remains under investigation and charges are pending.

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