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Police identify elderly bicyclist killed in Westfield traffic accident
86-year-old John Kurty hit by pickup truck
Updated: Thursday, 08 Nov 2012, 12:10 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 07 Nov 2012, 10:30 AM EST
WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Westfield Police say 86-year-old John Kurty died Tuesday night after he was struck by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle on Western Avenue.
Westfield Police Lt. Michael LaCroix told 22News Kurty died at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, hours after he was hit by a pickup truck.
Kurty was hit on Western Avenue just before 2:00 pm Tuesday in front of Westfield State University's athletic field house.
The bicycle and truck were headed in the same direction.
Police closed a section of Western Avenue for several hours after the accident.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Lt LaCroix told 22News it is unlikely the driver will be charged.
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