A man reportedly backed over another, killing him, in a parking lot on Park Ave.
WORCESTER—Worcester police are investigating a crash that left one man dead on Friday afternoon, the Worcester Police Department reported.
Around 12:27 on Friday, March 29, officers responded to Park Ave. at Parker Street for reports of a pedestrian motor vehicle crash.
A preliminary investigation shows the two males headed into a coffee shop, and upon returning to their vehicle in a nearby parking lot, a 69-year-old man got in the vehicle, while another man, 89, waited outside of it.
The driver allegedly accelerated backward and then forward, striking the 89-year-old.
First responders were treating the victim when police arrived. The victim was transported to the hospital nearby where he was pronounced dead. The incident is still being investigated.
