CHELMSFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - A 71-year-old man was rushed to the hospital by medical helicopter with critical injuries after he was struck while crossing the road near an elementary school in Chelmsford on Tuesday, officials said.
Officers responding to a report of a struck pedestrian on Maple Road near the Byam Elementary School around 4:30 p.m. found the man laying in the roadway, according to police.
The victim, a man from Biddeford, Maine, was taken to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, where he was in critical condition on Tuesday evening.
A preliminary investigation suggests the man was crossing Maple Road when he was struck by a Toyota minivan driven by a 60-year-old Chelmsford woman. She remained on scene.
Police determined the pedestrian hybrid beacon in the area was not activated at the time of the accident.
The incident remains under investigation.
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