Worker struck and killed by car in Melrose
A worker was killed after being struck during a multi-car crash in Melrose Monday night, according to Melrose police.
At around 5:30 p.m., police received a call about a multi-car crash on Howard Street. Upon arrival, police said they found a sedan flipped on its roof.
After an initial investigation, police discovered that the sedan was traveling westbound when it collided with a truck and trailer that was parked on the road. The male worker, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was thought to be standing outside the trailer, in the process of loading or unloading equipment, before the crash, according to police. He has not been publicly identified.
After striking the trailer and the man simultaneously, the sedan then hit an SUV traveling in the opposite direction before flipping over, police said. Three passengers in the sedan were taken to a local hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. No one in the SUV was injured, but police said the vehicle sustained major front end damage.
Melrose police, state police, and the Middlesex District Attorney’s office are investigating the crash.
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