Bike Accidents in Boston
Over the years, Boston’s streets have been treacherous for bicycle riders despite recent efforts to make safer certain areas and intersections in the city known for numerous accidents and fatalities involving bicyclists. Just recently, a tragic incident occurred in August 2015 at the intersection of Beacon Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Boston where a beloved local endocrinologist was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer. The truck driver turned too abruptly and the trailer struck the bike rider causing a wrongful death. The intersection had been criticized by bike advocates as particularly hazardous and has been the scene of frequent bike accidents.
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