Early Saturday morning, Massachusetts state troopers rushed to the scene of a traffic accident on Route 195 near exit 2 in Rehoboth. According to preliminary reports, a 20-year-old pedestrian was hit by a 2004 Nissan 360Z. The pedestrian accident victim was reportedly outside a disabled vehicle in the middle travel lane when the accident occurred around 2:40am.
The Nissan’s driver, 21-year-old man from Fall River, was not injured.
Emergency responders took the injured pedestrian to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities are still investigating the cause of this fatal pedestrian accident.
Source: Fatal pedestrian crash on Route 195 in Rehoboth, Mass, NECN.com, April 3, 2010
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