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Elderly pedestrian left with life-threatening injuries from Cambridge crash

The rear end of a Waterloo Regional Police cruiser. Kevin Nielsen / Global News

Waterloo Regional Police say an elderly pedestrian was left with life-threatening injuries after a collision in Cambridge on Wednesday evening.

According to police, a vehicle collided with the woman near the intersection of Franklin Boulevard and Avenue Road at around 6:30 p.m.

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They say the pedestrian, a 76-year-old woman from Cambridge, was taken by paramedics to an out-of-region hospital for treatment of her injuries.

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Police say the officers’ investigation closed Franklin Boulevard between Avenue Road and Robson Avenue for several hours.

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The incident remains under investigation with police asking any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the collision to call 519-570-9777 extension 8856.

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