By Jordan J. Phelan
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NEWPORT, N.H. — A Claremont man was killed Thursday afternoon when he was hit by a dump truck on Sunapee Street in Newport.
The Newport Police Department Emergency Communications Center received several 911 calls at approximately 3:30 p.m. advising that there had been a pedestrian struck by a dump truck on Sunapee Street at Bald Mountain Road, according to a press release issued Thursday night.
The Newport Police Department said the man, Robert Ray, 55, of Claremont, was hit by Carl Mears, 76, of Ascutney, Vermont, who was operating the truck which is owned by Yukon Trucking, according to the press release.
Ray was pronounced deceased at the scene. Assisting in the investigation of the incident was the New Hampshire State Police Motor Carrier Unit, the New Hampshire Medical Examiner’s Office and the Sullivan County Attorney’s Office. Assisting with the road closures and detours was the Newport Highway Department and the Sunapee Police Department.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation by the Newport Police Department Accident Reconstruction Team.
If anyone witnessed the incident they as asked to please contact Lieutenant Robertson at the Newport Police Department at 603-863-3240.
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