NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – A 62-year-old man was hurt when he was run over by a truck while crossing the Roger Williams Way and Casey Avenue junction Tuesday.
This collision happened before 4:40 a.m. along the Quonset State Airport, Turnto10 indicated in a report. The male pedestrian, a North Providence resident, appeared to have sustained non-life-threatening wounds, as first responders said he will be okay.
While details behind this crash remain scarce, authorities did say that the truck driver, a 63-year-old man, a Kingston local, did not speed and cooperated with the investigators.
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