Cyclist Killed In New Bedford

This is just horrible.

A bicyclist was killed Wednesday evening when she was struck by a freight truck in the New Bedford Industrial Park, police said.

Dartmouth police said Cynthia Pacheco, 58, of New Bedford was bicycling with her husband on Samuel Barnett Boulevard around 6 p.m. when she was hit by a FedEx truck that was making a left turn onto Flaherty Drive.

Dartmouth Police Detective Robert Levinson said “it remains to be seen” whether the truck driver will face charges related to the incident. Levinson said he could not confirm if the victim was wearing a helmet when she was hit.

The accident happened in a section of the park that is in Dartmouth, Levinson said.

Pacheco was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, and then to Rhode Island Hospital, where she died from her injuries. Levinson said the Dartmouth police accident reconstruction specialist and the State Police are still investigating the incident.

No further information was immediately available. VIA

More info when I get it. My thoughts go out to her family.

Thanks Ron for the tip.

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