Crime & Safety

Marlborough Bicyclist Airlifted After Collision

A Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council team responded to the crash scene in Marlborough Tuesday evening.

A bicyclist was seriously injured Tuesday in a collision with a truck along Mechanic Street.
A bicyclist was seriously injured Tuesday in a collision with a truck along Mechanic Street. (Shutterstock)

MARLBOROUGH, MA — A man riding a bicycle was seriously injured in a collision with a truck in the downtown Marlborough area Tuesday evening, according to police.

The cyclist collided with a truck near the intersection of Mechanic Street and Lincoln Street, according to Auburn Chief Andrew Sluckis, who leads a Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (CEMLEC) crash investigation team.

The cyclist was airlifted to UMass Memorial in Worcester for treatment, Sluckis said.

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The scene of the crash was just two blocks north of where a 52-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed by a truck on Saturday night.

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