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Pedestrian hit by car in West Roxbury suffers critical injuries

The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

A pedestrian was hospitalized with critical injuries Tuesday night after he was hit by a car in West Roxbury, officials said.

Boston police received a report around 9 p.m. of a “possible elderly male struck by a motor vehicle,” a department spokesperson confirmed by email.

The driver of the vehicle stayed on scene, according to police.

Boston EMS transported the victim to an area hospital with “life-threatening injuries.”

Police did not have further information about the investigation or the status of the victim as of Wednesday at noon.

Heather Alterisio

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Heather Alterisio, a senior content producer, joined Boston.com in 2022 after working for more than five years as a general assignment reporter at newspapers in Massachusetts.

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