Lowell, MA — October 6, 2025, one person was killed and another was hurt following a garbage truck accident off of South Street.
Preliminary details about the accident indicate the incident happened in an alley along South Street.
A garbage truck was reportedly backing up in the alleyway at the time. Authorities say a man and a woman, believed to be homeless, were sleeping. The truck backed over both victims. Due to this, the man was killed. The woman was taken to a hospital.
Right now, additional details about the accident are unavailable.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
I see a lot of situations involving victims like this where people just move on without a second thought. It shouldn’t be a controversial opinion to say a fatal accident deserves careful, thorough investigations regardless of the housing status of the victims. That’s why I hope authorities here are continuing to reconstruct the circumstances leading up to this accident. If details show that a reasonably prudent truck driver would have been able to see and avoid the victims, it’s important to know why this situation ended differently.
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