Elderly Kitchener man killed, woman injured, in weekend accident in Wilmot

Waterloo Regional Police say a Kitchener man was killed and his passenger hospitalized due to a crash in Wilmot early Sunday morning.

Emergency services were called to Queen Street near Bleams Road after a single-vehicle accident was reported, police say.

Investigators discovered that a Toyota Highlander was southbound on Queen Street when the driver lost control and the SUV left the roadway and rolled into a ditch, police said.

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The 74-year-old Kitchener man, who was behind the wheel, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, a 77-year-old Kitchener woman, was taken to an out-of-region hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Police closed the road for about five hours as they examined the scene.

The investigation continues. Police are asking anyone with information to call 519-570-9777 ext. 8856 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.