Portland Firefighter Dies After Being Struck By Pickup Truck: Police

PORTLAND, CT — The local community and beyond is mourning the death of a local firefighter and town official, who died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening.

At 6:19 p.m. emergency crews responded to a crash involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian on Main Street adjacent to the police department.

A pickup truck struck a pedestrian in the roadway that was crossing the street. The truck driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.

The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Shaun Manning, 58, of Portland, a town firefighter and a member of the Board of Selectmen, was killed in the accident.

"While he was not on duty nor responding to an emergency call, if the tables were turned he would have been the first one there," Manning's comrades in the PFD posted in a tribute on social media. "Any loss of life is tragic, however this one hits closer to home for our department. He was a dedicated firefighter and first responder that will be greatly missed. Shaun was devoted to serving our community, giving decades of his life to the fire department, as well as to the Town of Portland. The hole that this leaves is a big one and we will miss him dearly. Please keep his family and friends in your thoughts as they navigate through this tragedy. Rest easy brother. We’ll take it from here."

If you have any information on this accident, you're urged to call police at 860-342-6780.