Billerica – On Thursday, May 07, 2015, at approximately 0744 hours, the Billerica Police responded to an emergency 911 call reporting a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle at Marshall Street and Middlesex Turnpike. On arrival, officers discovered an elderly female on the ground being attended to by a motorist. The pedestrian, who was conscious and alert, was suffering from an obvious injury to her ankle and head. The involved vehicle was described as a passenger transport van leased by the Courtyard Marriot Billerica. The investigation into the incident is currently on-going, however, preliminary information from the scene was that the passenger transport van had been stopped on Marshall Street at Middlesex Turnpike and was beginning to execute a slow speed right turn, southbound onto Middlesex Turnpike when the pedestrian was struck. The pedestrian was not previously on the passenger van and it does not appear any pick-ups or drop-offs occurred at the intersection prior the accident. Of note, there is a designated crosswalk on Marshall Street. The pedestrian was subsequently transported to Lahey Hospital in Burlington with what was described as a serious, but non-life threatening, lower leg injury.

Any additional questions should be directed to Deputy Chief Roy Frost, 978-215-9653