Waterloo Regional Police responded to a collision on Line 86 near Chalmers Forest Road at approximately 1:10 p.m. on January 22, 2026.
Through the initial investigation, it was determined that an earlier minor collision involving a brown Ford and a white Buick had occurred, and both vehicles had been moved to the shoulder of the roadway.
While the Ford and Buick were on the shoulder of the roadway, a second collision took place involving two transport trucks. During this secondary collision, one of the transport trucks struck the vehicles involved in the first collision.
As a result of the collisions, a 25-year-old male driver from the initial crash was transported to an out‑of‑town hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A 57-year-old male transport truck driver was taken to an out‑of‑region hospital with serious injuries.
Line 86 remained closed for several hours for the collision investigation.
As a result of the investigation, the driver of one of the transport trucks, a 57-year-old male from Brant County, has been charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance, careless driving, and drive with handheld entertainment device.
The investigation remains ongoing by members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service’s Traffic Services Unit.
