A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Winthrop, according to Winthrop Police.
Police say they responded to the CVS on Woodside Avenue around 6 p.m. Friday night for a report of a pedestrian that was struck by vehicle in the parking lot.
Officers found a 61-year-old Winthrop man who had suffered a serious leg injury, and he was lying on the ground next to a white, 15-passenger van.
Officers helped the man until Winthrop Fire personnel and emergency medical technicians from Acton Ambulance arrived, and he was taken by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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The man's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, and preliminary investigation shows the man was accidentally struck by his own vehicle when he exited the van.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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