FRANKLIN, MASS. (WHDH) - Local and state police are investigating after a man was killed in an accident involving a truck in the Town of Franklin.
Officials with the Franklin Police Department said it was just after 6:30 a.m. on Friday when officers and Franklin Fire were called to 176 Grove Street, the site of a trucking company. First responders had received reports of “a person down and not breathing” before arriving to find a male victim at the scene.
Emergency crews provided medical treatment before the victim was taken to Milford Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Following a preliminary investigation, authorities found signs that the victim had been hit by a truck that was in the process of delivering a dumpster.
As of Friday morning, no charges or citations were in place, according to a press release from the police department. Officials added that the incident remains under investigation by the Franklin Police Detective Unit, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office and Massachusetts State Police.
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