NORTHAMPTON — Environmental Police had to kill a badly injured bear cub Friday evening after it was struck by a motorist while attempting to cross Florence Road, police said.
At 4:30 p.m., Northampton police responded to the area of 519 Florence Road after it was reported that a baby bear had run out into the street and been hit by a car, officer Thomas Briotta said.
Briotta said the local Environmental Police were called to the scene and shot the animal after it was determined that the bear had suffered severe injuries in the accident.
Area residents reported seeing a mother bear and another cub nearby at the time of the accident, police said, but the pair eventually left the area on their own.
— OWEN BOSS
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