Young girl seriously hurt in rural road crash west of Elmira

A young girl is fighting for her life in an out-of-region hospital, after a crash in the Millbank and Linwood areas of Wellesley Township Thursday. Just before 8:00 p.m., Waterloo regional police said a 10-year-old was rollarblading on Ament Line near Road 116 when she was struck by a van. The young girl was rushed [...] The post Young girl seriously hurt in rural road crash west of Elmira appeared first on CityNews Kitchener .

A young girl is fighting for her life in an out-of-region hospital, after a crash in the Millbank and Linwood areas of Wellesley Township Thursday. Just before 8:00 p.m., Waterloo regional police said a 10-year-old was rollarblading on Ament Line near Road 116 when she was struck by a van. The young girl was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition.

The area about 20 minutes west of Elmira and St. Jacobs was closed for several hours Thursday night for the investigation. No charges have been laid at this time. Police said a 71-year-old man was behind the wheel of the involved van.

The investigation is ongoing. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them. More from Police 16-year-old from Cambridge charged in fatal North Dumfries crash Charges have been laid following an instance of extreme speeding and a fatal North Dumfries crash that killed a man riding a lawn tractor.

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