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WAREHAM – A pedestrian was reportedly struck by a car in Wareham about 8:45 PM Sunday evening. The incident happened on Cranberry Highway (Route 28) west of Glen Charlie Road. The victim reportedly suffered potentially life-threatening injuries. The highway was closed while crash reconstruction was done.
From Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office: Massachusetts State Troopers and Wareham police responded to a fatal crash Sunday on Cranberry Highway that left one pedestrian injured and killed a 57-year-old woman, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.
On February 1 at about 8:40 p.m., Wareham Police received a call from a person stating they were a passenger in a Volvo that had struck two pedestrians that were in the roadway in the area of 2796 Cranberry Highway. Two injured people were found at the scene and transported to an area hospital, where one of them succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased.
Law enforcement interviewed the driver and passenger of the Volvo involved in this incident. Both parties stated they were traveling south on Cranberry Highway when they came toward a bend in the road. As they travelled around the bend they noticed two individuals on the road, and stated they could not avoid hitting the pedestrians as there was an oncoming vehicle in the opposite lane at that same time. The Volvo driver stated they immediately pulled over following the crash. They said they had been driving the speed limit at the time of the incident and had not been distracted when coming around the bend.
Troopers also interviewed the surviving pedestrian, who stated they had been walking south on Cranberry Highway. They stated there was no available sidewalk due to it being covered in snow, and added they were walking on the white fog line while the woman accompanying them was walking with a walker closer to the sidewalk. While walking, the first pedestrian stated they were hit by a passenger side mirror of a black truck and got knocked down. The woman moved toward the roadway following the initial incident and was struck by another vehicle: the Volvo. The black truck turned around into the northbound lane immediately prior to the fatal collision. The surviving pedestrian was unsure whether he was struck by the Volvo or if he was knocked down by the woman as she was struck.
The investigation into the fatal crash is ongoing and is being conducted by Massachusetts State Police. Efforts to identify and notify the victim’s next of kin are on-going. Her name will not be released at this time.
