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Lynn Police and Massachusetts State Police work the scene after a pedestrian pushing a shopping cart was fatally struck by a flatbed tow truck early Friday morning on North Common Street. (Spenser Hasak)

Pedestrian struck and killed in Lynn

Elizabeth Della Piana

February 7, 2025 by Elizabeth Della Piana

LYNN — A 78-year-old woman was struck and killed Friday morning on North Common Street. The woman was pushing a shopping cart and collecting bottles when she was hit by a 2014 Dodge flatbed truck.

Lynn Police Department and Massachusetts State Police (MSP), as well as the medical examiner, were on the scene.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, MSP, Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, MSP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, and Lynn Police are all investigating the incident, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. 

The body was removed from the scene shortly after 8:50 a.m., and the street is currently closed.

This is a developing story; please check back for updates.

A pedestrian pushing a shopping cart was fatally struck by a flatbed tow truck while crossing North Common Street in Lynn early Friday morning.
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