Crime & Safety

76-Year-Old Man Struck by Car, Airlifted to Hospital

An elderly man who was allegedly hit by a teenage driver was brought by helicopter to a local hospital.

NATICK, MA — Police are investigating a crash that happened Monday evening in Natick when a pedestrian crossing Mill Street was hit by a driver, leaving an elderly man severely injured.

Around 6:15 p.m., police received a report that a 19-year-old man driving a Honda Accord had struck a 76-year-old man who appeared to be crossing Mill Street from Ranger Road.

The victim was taken by a medical helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester with serious injuries.

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Mill Street is currently closed while Natick Police and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Sections investigate the scene.

Speed does not appear to have played a factor in the crash, but the incident remains under investigation.

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No charges have been filed at this time.

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