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Vehicle flees after striking pedestrian at Franklin and Saginaw

A Cambridge woman is in hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries following the early morning collision
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Waterloo Regional Police Service file photo

A 27-year-old Cambridge woman is recovering in hospital after she was struck by a dark coloured van or pick up truck near St. Benedicts high school early this morning.

The driver of the vehicle fled the scene of the accident, which happened near the intersection of Saginaw Parkway and Franklin Boulevard around 5:50 a.m.

Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services said the woman suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to an out of region hospital.

The motor vehicle that struck the pedestrian is described as a dark-coloured van or pickup truck.

The intersection was closed for approximately three hours for the investigation.

Anyone with information or dash-camera footage is asked to call police at 519-570-9777.

To provide anonymous information, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit online at www.waterloocrimestoppers.com.