BOSTON — A young man who was fatally struck by a trash truck in Boston on Tuesday was on his way to meet his uncle for coffee at a neighborhood Dunkin’ when he lost his life.
Officers responding to a report of a crash involving a pedestrian in the area of Cambridge and Hano streets in the city’s Allston section just after 10 a.m. found a man suffering from life-threatening injuries, according to the Boston Police Department.
The victim was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Video from the scene showed the Republic Services trash truck and an e-bike roped off with yellow police tape as detectives and a crash reconstruction team gathered evidence.
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It appears the victim, who his uncle identified as 21-year-old Samuel Alvarado, was riding the e-bike when he was struck by the truck.
“Every morning, we stop by Dunkin’ Donuts and drink coffee and eat donuts,” Alvarado’s uncle, Melecio, explained. “I was waiting for him. He never came. A couple of minutes later, I got the call.”
Melecio described Samuel as a “very sweet boy” who loved to play ranchero music on his guitar. He said they also lived together on Hanover Street.
“He was the best. Good person. He was always together with me,” Melecio Alvarado said of his nephew. “He liked to play guitar and sing.”
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Alvarado, a native of Honduras, had moved to America and was working at a restaurant as a chef, according to his uncle.
No charges have been filed and the incident remains under investigation, police say.
The trash company tells Boston 25 News they are cooperating with the investigation.
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