Crime & Safety
Marlborough Bicyclist Airlifted After Collision
A Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council team responded to the crash scene in Marlborough Tuesday evening.
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.
CEMLEC Accident Recon on scene 70 Mechanic St. Marlborough after bicyclist seriously hurt when he ran into a truck. Transported to Umass by Life Flight helicopter. Investigating now avoid the area #traffic pic.twitter.com/Hi0QCqsK9S
— ChiefAndrewSluckis (@ChiefSluckis) April 13, 2021
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