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Collision between Waterloo police cruiser, e-bike remains under investigation

A Waterloo Regional Police vehicle . Ahmad Fareed Khan / Global News

Waterloo Regional Police say they are looking to speak with a man involved in a collision between a cruiser and an e-bike in Waterloo on Wednesday afternoon.

They say after the crash, which occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on Hickory Street West, the e-bike rider took off on foot, with police unable to find the man following a brief chase.

The officers were uninjured but police say the rider may have been hurt in the collision.

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Officers from the traffic unit are currently investigating the cause of the collision.

Hickory Street West was closed for several hours as police investigated the incident.

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Police are still looking to speak with the e-bike rider, who is being described as a man with a thin build who was clean-shaven. He was wearing a baby blue basketball jersey with matching shorts and was carrying a red backpack.

Police are asking anyone who may have seen the incident or has security video of the area to call the traffic services unit at 519-570-9777 ext. 8856 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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