A pedestrian has died and a motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash in New Haven on Thursday night.
Officers were called to the intersection of Ferry and Lombard streets in the Fair Haven neighborhood around 7:15 p.m. after getting a report of a pedestrian struck by a motorcycle.
According to police, two motorcyclists were riding on Ferry Street as a man was trying to cross the road near Lombard Street when one motorcyclist hit the pedestrian.
Both the pedestrian and the motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries and were transported to the hospital, police said.
The pedestrian, a 48-year-old Hamden man, was later pronounced dead, authorities added. His name has not been released. The motorcyclist, a 30-year-old New Haven man, is listed in critical condition.
The New Haven Police Department Accident Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene. The intersection was closed, but has reopened.
Any witnesses who have not spoken to police are asked to call New Haven Police Department at (203) 946-6316.
