Jun 4, 2009 9:09 am US/Eastern
Pedestrian Killed By Truck On I-290
NORTHBORO (WBZ) ―
State police say a man walking along Interstate 290 in Northborough was struck and killed by a passing tractor-trailer.
49 year-old Albert Bairos of Shrewsbury was walking eastbound on the highway when he was struck at about 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
He suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police did not say why Bairos was on the highway.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, 66-year-old Philip Bruno of Blandford, was not hurt.
The incident remains under investigation.
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