Around 5:30 p.m., a flat-bed tow truck was driving east on East Silver Street when a 53-year-old man walking along the tree belt fell into the road
WESTFIELD - Authorities are still piecing together the details surrounding an incident Thursday evening where a pedestrian was seriously injured after he was run over by a tow truck in Westfield.
Around 5:30 p.m., a flat-bed tow truck was driving east on East Silver Street when a 53-year-old man walking along the tree belt fell into the road, according to Westfield police Lt. Michael Ugolik.
"The man fell into the road, mid-way under the tow truck, and was run over by the rear dual wheels on the passenger side," Ugolik said. "He sustained serious trauma and injuries and was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield."
The area was closed to traffic for several hours Thursday evening as the Westfield Police Department's traffic bureau and the accident reconstruction team with the Massachusetts State Police investigated.
Ugolik said that the investigation is ongoing and the victim was still in serious condition at the hospital last he heard.