Dylan Viera, 25, killed when struck by vehicle following prior collision on Route 140 in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Two people dead in two separate crashes in New Bedford
State Police said that at that point the victim, a 39-year-old New Bedford man who was the passenger in the Buick, got out of the vehicle and tried to cross the road on foot to check on the driver of the Lexus that was involved in the initial crash.
Victims Killed In Separate New Bedford Crashes Identified
Shortly after midnight, Dylan Viera, 25 of Acushnet, was killed after his 2005 Ford Escape hit a guardrail about 1/4 mile north of Exit 4 on Route 140 Southbound and rolled over, ejecting him.
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