Driver hits elderly man in Kitchener
A police cruiser is seen at the intersection of Victoria and Park streets in Kitchener where a man was hit by a vehicle on March 17, 2024. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV Kitchener)
A 73-year-old man has been taken to hospital after being hit by a vehicle near Victoria Park in Kitchener.
Waterloo regional police said emergency crews responded to the scene at Victoria Street South and Park Street around 12:10 p.m. Sunday.
The man’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening, police said.
The driver, a 25-year-old man from Kitchener, was not hurt.
Police said the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information of dash cam footage is asked to contact police at 519-570-9777, ext. 8856.
The elderly man hit Sunday is the fourth pedestrian to be injured or killed by a vehicle in Kitchener-Waterloo in four days.
On Saturday, a driver struck a 19-year-old woman in Waterloo’s University District. Police said her injuries are non-life-threatening.
On Thursday night, a 56-year-old woman was fatally hit at a crosswalk at the intersection of Deer Ridge Drive and King Street.
Earlier on Thursday, a man, who was later charged with careless driving, hit a pedestrian in Uptown Waterloo. The pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
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