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22-year-old Massachusetts motorcycle rider killed, another sent to the hospital, after afternoon crash
Officials report that they are investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle on Sunday afternoon.
According to Chief Thomas Browne and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, at approximately 12:50 p.m., Burlington Police responded to the Middlesex Turnpike at the intersection with Blue Sky Drive for a report of a crash. Upon arrival, officers located a motorcycle and sedan that had been involved in a crash.
The motorcycle operator, a 22-year-old Billerica man, was transported by ambulance to an area hospital where he died as a result of his injuries. His name is not being released by authorities at this time, pending the notification of next of kin.
The driver of the sedan, a 29-year-old Florida woman, was transported to an area hospital as a precaution.
The crash remains under investigation by Burlington Police and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, as well as the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
