Police investigating alleged hate-motivated incident in Waterloo

A Waterloo Regional Police Service cruiser. (Dan Lauckner / CTV Kitchener)

Waterloo regional police are investigating an alleged hate-motivated incident after a woman says she was struck by an object thrown from a vehicle and called a racial slur.

Police said around 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, the woman was walking in the University Avenue West and Hazel Street area in Waterloo when she was struck by an object thrown from a passing vehicle.

“As the vehicle drove past, the victim reported that passengers yelled a racial slur,” police said.

Police said the 20-year-old woman did not sustain any physical injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-570-9777.