Williamstown Child Dies in Collision with Motor Vehicle
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A 7-year-old Williamstown child died Friday evening after a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Buxton Hill Road, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced on Saturday morning.
Neither the child nor the driver were identified in the release. The child, Max Rothschild of Williamstown, was formally identified by the DA's Office on Monday. The driver has not been identified and the incident remains under investigation.
The vehicle was traveling east on Main Street, and the child, riding a bicycle, was headed down Buxton Hill Road toward Main, according to the DA.
"Preliminary information suggests that the bicyclist unintentionally entered Main Street where they were struck by the involved vehicle," the news release read.
The child died at the scene of the accident, the news release said.
"The driver of the vehicle was not impaired by alcohol or drugs," the news release said. "The bicyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision."
The investigation remains active.
First responders included the Williamstown Police Department, Williamstown Fire Department; Northern Berkshire EMS, Massachusetts State Police Cheshire Barracks; Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section and and the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner accepted the case.
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