Crime & Safety
Brockton Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Lowell
The 21-year-old died while traveling on the Lowell Connector.

BROCKTON, MA -A Brockton man has been killed in a motorcycle crash in Lowell.
At about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, state police responded to a report of a crash involving a motorcycle on the Lowell Connector outbound near the exit for Industrial Avenue in Lowell. A preliminary investigation indicates that the operator, a 21-year-old male from Brockton, was traveling outbound on a 2008 Yamaha R6 when he lost control of the motorcycle, causing him to crash and ultimately strike the guardrail adjacent to the roadway, police said.
The operator sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The deceased victim’s name is not being released pending next of kin notification.
While the cause of this crash remains under investigation, speed is believed to be a factor, police said. A second motorcyclist was traveling with him and remained at the scene.
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