Williamstown Child Dies in Collision with Motor Vehicle

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – A 7-year-old Williamstown child died Friday evening after a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Buxton Hill Road, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced on Saturday morning.

 

Neither the child nor the driver were identified in the release.

 

The vehicle was traveling east on Main Street, and the bicyclist was headed down Buxton Hill Road toward Main, according to the DA.

 

“Preliminary information suggests that the bicyclist unintentionally entered Main Street where they were struck by the involved vehicle,” the news release read.

 

The child died at the scene of the accident, the news release said.

 

“The driver of the vehicle was not impaired by alcohol or drugs,” the news release said. “The bicyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.”

 

The investigation remains active.