Driver charged in three-vehicle crash near New Dundee
Regional police on scene of a crash on Trussler Road in Wilmot Township on Dec. 4, 2023. (Dan Lauckner/CTV Kitchener)
A Kitchener driver, who was involved in a collision near New Dundee Monday night, has now been charged with careless driving.
Waterloo regional police were called to Trussler Road and Oxford Waterloo Road around 10:10 p.m.
Investigators said a Ford truck struck two SUVs travelling in the opposite direction on Trussler Road.
The drivers of the truck and one of the SUVs were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The truck driver, a 33-year-old Kitchener man, has also been charged with failing to properly wear a seatbelt.
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