Crews respond to crash near Waterloo wastewater treatment plant
Police and tow trucks at the scene of a single-vehicle crash near Highway 85 and University Avenue in Waterloo. (Chris Thomson/CTV Kitchener)
Waterloo regional police say no one was injured in a single-vehicle collision near Highway 85 and University Avenue Tuesday.
As of just before 10 a.m., two large tow trucks could be seen lifting up the trailer of a transport truck near the entrance of the Waterloo wastewater treatment plant.
Police were on scene but no road closures were in place.
Two tow trucks lift the trailer of a transport truck. (Chris Thomson/CTV Kitchener)
Police and tow trucks at the scene of a single-vehicle crash near Highway 85 and University Avenue in Waterloo. (Chris Thomson/CTV Kitchener)
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