WESTBOROUGH – A motorcyclist from Westborough was killed in a fatal crash in Worcester.
According to the Worcester Police Department, officers were called to 465 Shrewsbury Street near Piccadilly Plaza at 2:45 a.m. Sept. 9 following the report of a serious crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle.
Police identified the motorcyclist as a 26-year-old man from Westborough. Officers said they arrived and found that he suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the paramedics.
According to police, the preliminary investigation indicated that the motorcyclist was driving “at an extremely high rate of speed,” struck the vehicle that was turning left and was thrown off the motorcycle. Officers said the vehicle was damaged, but the people inside were not injured.
The crash is under investigation.