WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. (WHDH) - A motorcyclist was killed Sunday night in a crash involving a car on Route 24 in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts State Police say.
Officers responded just after 8:30 p.m. to the southbound side of the highway near 16 for a report of crash between a car and motorcycle.
A Chrysler 300 was traveling south when it was struck by a Harley Davidson Road Glide, according to police.
The motorcyclist, a 46-year-old man from Brockton, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A passenger on the motorcycle, a 53-year-old-woman from Norton, was transported by helicopter to a Boston hospital with serious injuries.
The car’s driver, a 62-year-old man from New Bedford, was not harmed.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, but police say speed is believed to be a factor.
The identity of the victim is being withheld pending family notification.
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