Peestrian Struck By Vehicle on Highway 7 / 8

Web posted on June 04, 2013

(Kitchener. ON.) - Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division's (HSD) Cambridge Detachment are investigating an incident involving a pedestrian that was struck by a motor vehicle on Hwy 7/8 eastbound on ramp from Homer Watson in the City of Kitchener.

At about 10:23 pm, on Monday, June 3, OPP officers from the Cambridge Detachment responded to the report of a pedestrian laying on the right side of the ramp that appeared to have been struck by a motor vehicle.

The male pedestrian was transported to a local Hospital and then transported by Air Ambulance to Hamilton General in critical condition. The vehicle involved did not remain at the scene. OPP believe the fail to remain vehicle to be a car with a severely broken windshield and possibly a broken bug deflector.

The collision is being investigated by Provincial Constable Sharp of the Cambridge Detachment, assisted by members of the HSD Traffic Support Unit. OPP are asking for any witnesses to contact the Cambridge OPP Detachment at (519) 654-0150.