CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A dump truck hit and killed a pedestrian in Cambridge Friday evening.
Officers are on scene at a serious motor vehicle crash in the area of Putnam Avenue and Magazine Street. Please avoid the area and expect delays. #cambma pic.twitter.com/qOxWJgh8Cb
— Cambridge Police👮🏽 (@CambridgePolice) October 5, 2018
Officials said the pedestrian crash happened in the area of Putnam Avenue and Magazine Street, near Central Square.
The victim has been identified as a woman in her 20s.
BREAKING: Pedestrian killed after being hit by dump truck near the intersection of Putnam Avenue and Magazine Street in Cambridge #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/6whg3CNmKk
— Mike Saccone (@mikesacconetv) October 6, 2018
Police are asking people to avoid the area as much as possible and to expect delays.
The Middlesex DA's office is investigating this crash.
This is a developing story. Stay with Boston 25 News for more updates as they become available.
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