NORWOOD, Mass. — Police are investigating after a man was hit by a car in Norwood early Monday morning.
It happened on Washington Street at approximately 1:10 a.m. Norwood police said the 37-year-old Norwood man was crossing Washington St. when he was hit by a car.
Police said the driver, a 25-year-old Brockton woman, remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. According to Norwood Fire Department dispatchers, paramedics on the scene rushed to perform life-saving actions when they arrived.
UPDATE: @NorwoodPolice say a 37-year-old Norwood man was hit by a car while crossing Washington St. around 1 AM. He suffered serious injuries.
— Julianne Lima (@JulianneLimaTV) November 1, 2021
The 25-year-old driver (a Brockton woman) remained on scene@boston25 https://t.co/ha3I0KdIqZ
According to Norwood Fire Department dispatchers, paramedics at the scene rushed to perform life-saving actions when they arrived. The man was then rushed by ambulance to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston with serious injuries.
Boston 25 News crews on the scene saw police photographing a sedan with a shattered and dented windshield.
Norwood: IAO 394 Washington St, pedestrian struck, vehicle on scene, Wash closed at Philbrick, MSP photo and recon on scene, avoid area #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/OSU6LXbsyn
— Mark Parkinson (@MParkBoston25) November 1, 2021
Massachusetts State Police accident reconstruction teams were also investigating at the scene. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office is assisting with the investigation, which is standard policy in serious pedestrian crashes.
Neighbor on Washington St. tells me she’s reaching out to Norwood town officials about getting a crosswalk put in place near scene where man was hit by a car early this morning. She says this area desperately needs one @boston25 pic.twitter.com/nAVHDdzKmz
— Julianne Lima (@JulianneLimaTV) November 1, 2021
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