Bicyclist Killed in Collision with Tractor-Trailer in Porter Square
A bicyclist was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer in Porter Square around 8 a.m. Wednesday, Cambridge police say.
The truck’s driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police, while passersby told the Globe they spotted the man’s body covered with a sheet. Cambridge police have not released any additional information on the bicyclist.
Police closed several streets near Porter Square, including Mass. Ave, while law enforcement officials conduct their investigation.
#CambMA Public Safety & @ProEMSCambridge at the scene of a fatal MV/bicyclist crash in #PorterSquare. Please avoid area. cc @SomervillePD pic.twitter.com/tVQu1sxb2r
— Cambridge Police Department (@CambridgePolice) October 5, 2016
Wednesday’s crash was the latest in a string of dangerous collisions involving cyclists. A bicyclist was killed in August when he collided with an outbound Fitchburg Line train while crossing a portion of tracks that cross Park Street near Prospect Hill in Somerville. In July, a dump truck struck a cyclist on the Cambridge end of the Mass. Ave. Bridge, just two months after a Coors Light truck hit a cyclist a few blocks away.
