KITCHENER -- Waterloo Region police say a 52-year-old man has been charged after he was hit by a Ford pickup truck that was towing a large utility trailer Wednesday morning.

According to a media release, emergency crews were called to Lancaster Street West and Bridge Street East in Kitchener at approximately 11:40 a.m.

Officials said the man was attempting to cross Lancaster Street when he was hit, and was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Officers determined that “as a result of the investigation, the pedestrian was charged with Pedestrian – Fail to Yield at Crossover.”

Police said this is an ongoing investigation and any witnesses are being asked to come forward.