Man Dies After Being Hit By Car While Changing Tire In Region

A Western Massachusetts man was killed and a child was injured while changing a tire on the side of an area roadway.

An area man was hit and killed while changing a tire on the side of a busy highway.
Photo Credit: *Massachusetts State Police*

08/30/2021 2:15 p.m.

The incident took place around 6:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, on Route 2 in Worcester County in Leominster, said the Massachusetts State Police.

According to state police, Franklin County resident Daniel Levangie, 44, of Wendell, was changing the tire on his 1997 Ford F350 in the breakdown lane on Route 2.

His family was out of the vehicle except for a minor who was asleep when a 51-year-old man from Fitchburg, driving a 2013 Chevy Sonic, drifted into the breakdown lane where Levangie was changing his tire.

The Chevy struck the rear of the truck. Levangie was also hit and was killed. The minor was treated for their injuries on the scene.

The operator of the Chevy Sonic was transported by ambulance to UMass Memorial Medical Center with minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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