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Bicyclist hit, killed by truck in Somerset

SOMERSET, Mass. (WPRI) — Police are investigating after a bicyclist was hit and killed by a truck in Somerset Tuesday afternoon.

 

Somerset Police Chief Todd Costa said officers were called to the intersection or Read Street and Brayton Avenue for reports of a crash involving a commercial truck and an electric bicycle.

 

Costa said the bicyclist, a man in his 50s, was rushed to Charlton Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

 

The driver stopped and is cooperating with the investigation. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.

 

See more at wpri.com.

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