Crime & Safety
Fatal Motorcycle Crash: Norton Woman Seriously Hurt
A motorcyclist was killed and a Norton woman was seriously hurt in a crash Sunday night.
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA — A Norton woman was seriously injured in a fatal motorcycle crash in West Bridgewater Sunday night. The crash happened on Route 24 south near Exit 16 and involved a motorcycle and a sedan, police said. The motorcycle driver, a 46-year-old man from Brockton, was killed. The motorcycle passenger, a 53-year-old Norton woman, was medflighted to a Boston-area hospital with serious injuries.
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The vehicles involved were a 2016 Harley David Road Glide motorcycle and a 2006 Chrysler 300 sedan, police said. The sedan was operated by a 62-year-old New Bedford man who was not seriously hurt.
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"While the cause of this crash remains under investigation, speed is believed to be a factor," state police said in a statement.
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