Crime & Safety
Bicyclist, 18, Strikes Heavy Trailer in Cranston, Dies
Police said Sunkashka Soch of Providence entered a Park Avenue intersection in Edgewood without stopping before striking the trailer.
CRANSTON, RI—An 18-year-old Providence man has died after he struck a trailer being towed by a dump truck while riding a bicycle in Edgewood on Tuesday.
Police said Sunkashka Soch, 18, of Providence, reportedly was riding at a high rate of speed "as he entered the flow of traffic on Park Avenue without stopping," according to a Cranston police news release.
Police said Soch entered the intersection from Western Promenade at around 9:45 a.m. and when he crossed over the westbound lane on Park Avenue, he struck the side of the heavy trailer being driven by a 61-year-old Warwick man.
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Soch suffered severe injures from the impact and was transported to Rhode Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police are still investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to call Traffic Crash Reconstructionist Inspector Richard Santagata at 401-477-5064 or rsantagata@cranstonpoliceri.com.
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