74yo bicyclist killed in collision with dump truck on Route 6

A 74-year-old bicyclist was killed in a collision with a dump truck on Route 6 in Dartmouth Monday afternoon, officers stated. 

Shortly earlier than midday, first responders have been known as to 832 State Highway close to the westbound facet of Route 6, the place they discovered a dump truck pulled over on the appropriate facet of the roadway, the workplace of Bristol County District Lawyer Thomas Quinn stated in a press launch. 

An investigation revealed the dump truck and a 74-year-old feminine bicyclist had collided, Quinn stated. Officers didn’t specify which path both was touring nor what led to the collision.

The bicyclist, whose id has not been launched, was pronounced useless on the scene, authorities stated. 

The truck driver remained on scene and was “cooperative with police,” Quinn famous. Officers didn’t point out if any prices or citations are anticipated.

Authorities stated Massachusetts State Police and Dartmouth Police are investigating the crash. 

The deadly collision comes lower than every week after one other bicyclist was killed in Massachusetts. 

Final Thursday, 36-year-old Louisa Gag, a transportation planner for the town of Boston and a bicycle security advocate, was struck and killed by a truck driver whereas driving on Tremont Road close to Roxbury Crossing in Mission Hill. Her dying prompted renewed requires improved bicycle and road security in Boston.

Monday’s crash additionally follows one other lethal incident on Route 6. On Friday, Tristan Bedient, 34, of Acushnet, and Kate Aldrich, 51, of New Bedford have been killed in a two-vehicle collision close to the Westport-Dartmouth city line.