EASTHAM – A motorcycle reportedly struck a pedestrian in Eastham shortly before 8 PM Thursday evening. The crash happened on Samoset Road in front of the Eastham Public Library. Both the operator and pedestrian were taken to Cape Cod Hospital, one with injuries that were serious but not life-threatening. An Orleans ambulance assisted in patient transport. The crash is under investigation by Eastham Police.
Update: Eastham Police tell Cape Wide News that on Thursday August 20, 2020 at approximately 7:49 PM the Eastham Police and Fire Departments received a 911 call for a motorcycle crash involving a pedestrian on Samoset Road in the area of the Eastham Public Library.
Upon arrival officers located the pedestrian in the roadway and the motorcycle and rider on the ground on the north side of Samoset Road. Both the motorcycle operator and the pedestrian were transported to Cape Cod Hospital by the Eastham Fire Department with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the Eastham Police Department, but the preliminary investigation indicates that the pedestrian was attempting to cross Samoset Road when he was struck by the motorcycle.
