Great Barrington Pedestrian Killed on Route 7
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A Great Barrington man was killed Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Route 7.
The victim was identified as Niall Nordoff, 41. According to his Facebook page, he attended Mount Everett Region School and worked in landscape design.
Police reported that they had received two calls early Thursday -- one at 5:55 a.m. reporting a man wearing dark clothing walking in the middle of the roadway and another that he had been struck by a pickup as officers were responding.
Officers arrived on scene moments later and discovered a man on the southbound
shoulder of the roadway. Medical treatment was immediately provided on scene but was
unsuccessful.
The accident occurred not far from the Sheffield town line. The pickup was a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Wayne Wilkinson, 58, of Sheffield.
The Police Department is investigating the incident with assistance from the State Police Detective Unit and Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section Unit, and the District Attorney's Office. The Great Barrington Fire Department, Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad and the Sheffield Police Department provided assistance at the scene.
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