Crime & Safety

Teen Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle and Hospitalized

A 15-year-old male was struck by a vehicle near the rail trail crossing on Poplar Street.

A 15-year-old male was taken to Beverly Hospital Tuesday afternoon after he was reportedly hit by a vehicle on Poplar Street.

The accident was first reported shortly before 5 p.m. and occurred near 38 Poplar St. in Danvers, which is at the rail trail crossing.

Both police and fire crews responded to the scene and the street was quickly shut down to traffic between Locust and Franklin streets.

According to scanner reports, the teen was unconscious. The extent of his injuries was not clear from scanner chatter, but appeared to be serious.

Police said that stretch of Poplar Street would be closed for a while and a state police accident reconstruction team was called to the scene.


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