A man in his 50s was seriously injured in a vehicle-related incident at the University of Waterloo on Thursday afternoon and airlifted to hospital.

Waterloo Regional Police confirmed that emergency crews responded to an incident involving a vehicle in a campus parking lot just after 4:00 p.m. Investigators said the vehicle involved belonged to the injured man.

Ornge Air Ambulance transported the victim, who was reported to be in critical condition following a pedestrian-strike call, to Hamilton General Hospital.

It is unclear whether the man was a student, faculty member or otherwise affiliated with the university. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.