93-Year-Old Killed Riding Tricycle In Crash Near Merrimac Home

Authorities have identified a 93-year-old Massachusetts man killed in a fatal crash late Saturday afternoon, July 1.

Merrimac police are investigating the Saturday evening, July 1, crash on Bartlett Street that killed 93-year-old Robert "Bob" Whitcomb.
Photo Credit: *Merrimac Police Department*

07/02/2023 3:15 p.m.

Robert Whitcomb of Merrimac was struck by a car while riding a tricycle near his home on Bartlett Street just after 5 p.m., Merrimac Police said. Paramedics rushed him to Portsmouth Hospital, but doctors couldn't save his life.

The teenage driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, authorities said.

Merrimac Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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