Motorcyclist injured after swerving to avoid vehicle: WRPS
Waterloo regional police have released images of a vehicle as they continue to investigate a collision in Waterloo that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital on Sunday.
Police say around 1 p.m., emergency services responded to the area of University Avenue West between Erb Street West and Fischer-Hallman Road for reports of the crash.
According to police, a 57-year-old man from Gravenhurst was riding his motorcycle when he had to swerve to avoid another vehicle which was seen passing vehicles on a bend in the roadway.
Police say the motorcycle lost control and the driver of the car, described as a dark-coloured Mercedes Benz, drove away.
On Tuesday evening, police released images of a Mercedes Benz.
“Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the driver of a Mercedes Benz SUV, which was seen passing vehicles during a curve in the road,” police said in a news release on Tuesday.
The motorcycle rider was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Mercedes is described as a Brown male between the ages of 20 and 26, with unshaved stubble.
University Avenue West was closed for several hours for the investigation.
Anyone with information or dash-cam footage of the incident is asked to contact police at 519-570-9777 ext. 8856 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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