A tragic incident occurred on Friday morning near Kendall Square in Cambridge, where a cyclist was fatally struck by a truck at the intersection of Hampshire Street and Portland Street. The victim, identified as 24-year-old Minh-Thi Nguyen, was a third-year graduate student at MIT studying experimental physics. She was transported to a hospital in Boston, but her condition was initially unknown. This marks the second fatal crash involving a cyclist and a truck in Cambridge within two weeks. The truck was making a right turn onto Portland Street when the collision happened at 8:20 AM. An investigation is underway, and local officials are being urged to enhance bike safety measures in the city, including those under the Vision Zero initiative. A vigil is being held at City Hall to honor Nguyen's memory.
Cambridge bicyclists urging officials to make city safer for people on bikes following deaths of 24-year-old MIT doctoral candidate Minh-Thi Nguyen & 55-year-old Florida resident Kim Stanley. Both were hit & killed by box trucks this month #Boston25 https://t.co/mRaf66Zyqd
Minh-Thi Nguyen, known by friends as “Mint,” was hit and killed by a truck while riding her bike in Cambridge on Friday. Her family says she was a third-year graduate student at MIT studying experimental physics. She was 24. A vigil is being held today at City Hall. https://t.co/YZReYhJKFN
CBS News reported on the 2 bike riders recently killed by trucks in Cambridge: "Cambridge's Vision Zero aims to reduce roadway fatalities by implementing 20 miles per hour speed limits, prohibiting right turns at red lights & improving bike lanes. This included a project along… https://t.co/nzLmeFa0oX
She was killed when she was riding her bike to work at 8:20 AM on Friday the story said. She was the second cyclist killed by a truck in Cambridge within last 2 weeks. "the truck was turning right onto Portland Street when the crash occurred." An investigation has been opened. https://t.co/SpuLlN7nKV
Very sad to read about the MIT graduate student killed by a truck on Friday when she was riding her bike in Cambridge. Minh-Thi Nguyen, 24, was a 3rd-year graduate student studying experimental physics. https://t.co/dZHXR3id8I She was awarded a National Science Foundation…
Vigil to be held after MIT graduate student killed while biking in Cambridge | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/QkjZU6k7lM
The woman killed in a bicycle crash in Cambridge last week was identified by her family on Sunday as Minh-Thi Nguyen, a graduate student at MIT. Nguyen was remembered by her family for her “unbreakable spirit." https://t.co/7hZe3U7mus
Woman killed in Cambridge bicycle crash with box truck, second in two weeks https://t.co/b0yTMIUETp
Cyclist dies after being hit by truck in Cambridge https://t.co/VZcJs3Zga3
I am heartbroken that another cyclist was killed by a truck in Cambridge this morning. My thoughts go out to their loved ones. It’s another tragic reminder that we cannot go backward on bike safety; we must continue doing more at every level of government. https://t.co/ANHFxymb6O
So sad to see another fatal bike accident in Cambridge, a 24 year-old woman. Second in two weeks, same circumstances. "Box truck" and cyclist going the same way, driver taking a right turn. I worry about my son and husband biking to school/work every day. Please, drivers,…
Woman killed in bicycle crash with box truck in Cambridge https://t.co/4d6xXsDg2M
24-year-old woman on bike killed in crash with truck in Cambridge https://t.co/qBUuosFsIt
For second time this month, bicyclist in Cambridge killed by truck driver making a right turn https://t.co/TWp2F17NDU
Bicyclist, 24, struck and killed by box truck in Cambridge, Mass. | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/QfCZVRt1U7
Deadly bike crash involving a truck reported in Cambridge, the second in 2 weeks: 'Tragically, another cyclist has been killed by a truck' https://t.co/pTkBUQrUpb
Cyclist dies after crash involving truck in Cambridge https://t.co/atI6BAn2jv
JUST IN: Cyclist dies after being hit by truck in Cambridge https://t.co/6aQ48pTvig
BREAKING: A truck fatally struck a cyclist near Kendall Square Friday morning, the second fatal crash between a cyclist and truck this month in Cambridge. https://t.co/46YUkNtIoC
Tragically, another cyclist has been killed by a truck in @CambMA. This is the second in 2 weeks. Details unfolding.
Accident involving a cyclist and a truck at Hampshire and Portland in Cambridge this morning. https://t.co/Q6wvmANACf
First time being knocked by a car whilst cycling. I know drivers don't like cyclists but the way this dude sped off immediately was pretty frustrating. I'm okay though, got off lucky with just a scratched up knee.
BREAKING: A cyclist collided with a truck Friday morning in a “serious crash” at the intersection of Hampshire Street and Portland Street near Kendall Square, according to a Cambridge Police Department alert. @matanjosephy reports. https://t.co/46YUkNtIoC
BREAKING: A cyclist was injured in ‘serious crash’ with truck near Kendall Square Friday morning, according to the Cambridge Police Department. The cyclist was transported to a hospital in Boston, but their condition is currently unknown. https://t.co/46YUkNtIoC
Cambridge PD reports: "CPD and CFD on are on scene of a serious crash involving a truck and pedestrian/cyclist. There are expected road closures at Hampshire and Portland streets while an investigation is underway."