NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A motorcyclist was killed on Wednesday in a two-vehicle collision. 

 

Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a car and a motorcycle near the South entrance of Walmart on Curran Highway at approximately 7:44 p.m on Wednesday, Sept. 2. 

 

The motorcycle was traveling south on Route 8 when a northbound SUV turned left toward South State Street, crossing into the motorcycle's path and striking it in the southbound lane, a press release from the District Attorney's Office said. 

 

Both vehicles sustained severe damage, and the SUV's airbags deployed. The motorcyclist, a young adult, was transported by Northern Berkshire EMS to North Adams Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

 

First responders from the North Adams Fire Department, North Adams Police Department, Adams Police Department, and Northern Berkshire EMS were dispatched to the scene. At approximately 8:30 p.m. the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit assigned to the DA's office was also notified.