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Man transported to Hamilton hospital after being hit by transport truck in Kitchener

Police say they are still investigating the circumstances around the collision. File / Global News

 

Waterloo Regional Police say a man has been transported to an out-of-region hospital after being struck by a transport truck in Kitchener on Tuesday morning.

Police say officers were called to the scene of the collision on Courtland Avenue between Hillmount Drive and Hayward Avenue at around 6:45 a.m.

At around lunchtime, police said that the 59-year-old man was crossing the road when he was hit by the truck, which was headed north on Courtland Avenue.

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The pedestrian was transported to Hamilton General Hospital, with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The 55-year-old truck driver was not injured as a result of the collision.

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Police say charges are pending as a result of the collision.

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