Teen killed after motorcycle and transport truck collide in North Dumfries Township

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Waterloo regional police are appealing to drivers with dashcam footage or others who may have witnessed the fatal crash Thursday in North Dumfries Township. (Aastha Shetty/ CBC - image credit)
Waterloo regional police are appealing to drivers with dashcam footage or others who may have witnessed the fatal crash Thursday in North Dumfries Township. (Aastha Shetty/ CBC - image credit)

A 19-year-old from Brant County died Thursday afternoon in a collision in North Dumfries Township.

Waterloo regional police were called to a crash on Cedar Creek Road near Dumfries Road around 1:30 p.m between a motorcycle and a transport truck with a trailer.

The male driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the transport truck, a 38 year old male from Kitchener, was not injured, police say.

Regional police are appealing to witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to call WRPS' Traffic Services Unit or Crime Stoppers.


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