Pedestrian injured in Waterloo crash involving GO Transit bus

A Go bus could be seen with a smashed front window on Phillip Street in Waterloo on January 5, 2026. (CTV News/Dan Lauckner)

A pedestrian was taken to hospital following a crash involving a Go Transit bus in Waterloo.

Emergency services responded to the collision around 12:45 p.m. Monday on Phillip Street between Columbia Street West and University Avenue West.

The pedestrian, a 22-year-old from Waterloo, was taken to an out-of-region hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The transit driver, a 57-year-old man, wasn’t injured.

Around 3 p.m., a GO bus with a smashed front window was at the scene of the collision, as were multiple Waterloo Regional Police cruisers and a special constable for GO Transit.

Phillip Street reopened around 5:30 p.m.

The investigation remains ongoing by WRPS’ Traffic Services Unit.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dash-cam footage is encouraged to call police.