A 16-year-old girl on a bicycle was taken to hospital by air ambulance earlier today with serious injuries following a collision with a motor vehicle at Shirley Drive and Bingemans Centre Drive in Kitchener.
At approximately 4:50 p.m., emergency services responded to reports of a crash between a Mazda and a cyclist. The driver of the Mazda, a 22-year-old female from Kitchener, was not injured. The cyclist was taken to an out-of-region hospital.
The intersection was closed for several hours for an investigation by Waterloo Regional Police.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage is encouraged to call police at 519-570-9777. To provide anonymous information, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit online.