Man seriously injured after being hit by a tow strap in Wilmot Township

A Waterloo region police car on King Street West in August of 2022. (Daniel Caudle/CTV News Kitchener)

A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a Bobcat machine got stuck in the snow in Wilmot Township.

Waterloo Regional Police Service officers were called to the Perth Street area on Tuesday around 2:10 p.m.

They said when the machine became stuck, the operator tried to remove it from the snow, but he was hit by a loose tow strap.

A 21-year-old man was taken to hospital.

The investigation is ongoing.