The victim’s uncle said he learned what happened to his nephew when he failed to meet him for coffee.
A person was fatally struck by a vehicle in Boston on Tuesday morning, police said.
Police initially said it was a pedestrian who was hit, and that they had life-threatening injuries. Officials at the scene said the person who was hit was a cyclist. Officers were called to the scene about 10:08 a.m.
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The victim's uncle told NBC10 Boston he was a cook at a restaurant, coming here from Honduras years ago with a younger brother.
"He’s a really good boy. He lived with me right there on Hano Street. We shared the rooms.”
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He added that his nephew used his motorized bike to get to his job. He uses one as well and says they meet every day at a coffee shop in Cambridge. He got a call about what happened when his nephew didn’t show up this morning.
"He is the best. A good person. Always together with me, we fixing bikes. I bring him here to this country.”
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but the truck was stopped in a crosswalk - just steps from the busy and heavily trafficked Union Square.
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