Crime & Safety
Child on Bike Hit By Mail Truck in Hingham Neighborhood
A 4-year-old girl was struck by a postal truck while riding her bike on Monday morning.
A 4-year-old girl was struck by a postal truck late Monday morning while riding her bike on Forest Lane, police said.
Hingham Police confirmed the left front of the postal delivery vehicle struck the bicycle at 11:30 a.m.
Hingham Fire Department paramedics transferred the child to the South Shore Hospital and her injuries are classified as “non-incapacitating.” The girl was wearing a proper bicycle helmet, police said.
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The mail truck was driven by a 21-year old postal employee.
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No charges have been filed while the investigation is still ongoing.
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This is the second consecutive day that a child on a bike has been struck by a vehicle on the South Shore. On Sunday, in Whitman, a man died after he and a child were struck by a pickup truck on a busy road, WATD reported.
The girl was on a bicycle with training wheels when she and the man were hit on Temple St./Rte. 27.
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