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Person Killed by Vehicle on Tremont Street in Boston

Boston police have handed the case to the Homicide Unit with the victim’s name withheld until family notification and autopsy

Half a dozen police vehicles and numerous law enforcement set up a perimeter around the intersection of Tremont St. and Parker St. where a person was fatally struck near Roxbury Crossing on Thursday morning.
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Overview

  • The crash happened around 8:20 a.m. on Thursday at 1457 Tremont Street near Roxbury Crossing, where a person was struck and pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Police say the driver stopped at the scene and the vehicle remained where it stopped while officers set up a perimeter.
  • Tremont Street was closed between Brigham Circle and Roxbury Crossing during the scene probe and reopened around noon.
  • The BPD Homicide Unit is leading an active investigation and officials said they will release the victim’s identity only after the family is notified and an autopsy is completed.
  • Early reports differ on whether the victim was a pedestrian or a bicyclist, and investigators will process the vehicle, gather forensic evidence, and use the autopsy to establish cause of death and confirm identity.