Traffic & Transit
Moped Driver Injured In Cape Cod Crash
Police said the moped driver struck an SUV head-on. He was taken to an area trauma center with serious injuries.
BOURNE, MA — A 17-year-old suffered serious injury when he collided with an SUV head-on while driving a moped, police in Bourne said.
Around 11:35 a.m. on Sunday, officers from the Bourne Police Department responded to the intersection of Shore Road and Bell Road on reports of a motor vehicle crash with injury.
Officers arrived on the scene and "observed that a 2022 Ford Explorer was struck by a moped head on," police said.
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The 17-year-old operator of the moped, who is a Bourne resident, was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, they added.
The teen was taken to a regional trauma center with what appeared to be serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The 39-year-old operator of the Explorer, who is also a Bourne resident, was uninjured.
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The road was closed in the area during the initial investigation. That road has since reopened, but an investigation is ongoing.
Photos from the scene can be viewed below:
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