Runner Hit by Vehicle, 'Seriously' Injured on Upper Concord Avenue

A man running on the shoulder of upper Concord Avenue near Highland Meadow Cemetery was struck from behind and "seriously" injured by a man driving a late-model utility vehicle just before 6 p.m. Monday, June 10.

"[The victim] was lying next to the pole and there was blood everywhere," said Mike Goode, who along with Rachel Masciari, who witnessed the rescue operation taking place directly across from the Belmont Hill Club at 825 Concord Ave.

The vehicle behind police tape and the driver – a middle aged man – remained at the scene waiting for Belmont and State Police to gather information on the alleged accident. 

The victim was taken to a Boston hospital with extensive injuries, according to police communications.

"You could see he was moving as they were placing him on the backboard," said Goode, who along with Masciari are lifeguards at the club. 

The accident occurred near the opening to the Lone Tree Hill Conservation Land just as it was beginning to rain steadily and the light started to dim. The man was either running on the roadway or along a small beaten-down strip of land as the road does not have a shoulder on that section of upper Concord Avenue.

Goode said the victim was lying between an electrical pole and the stonewall that runs along the conservation land.

Goode said he heard the first person to come across the accident was an off-duty EMT who just happened to be driving by.

"She got to him very quick," said Masciari.

Goode said it took Belmont Police and Fire "about a minute" to arrive with an ambulance right behind. 

"It was amazing how fast people got here," he said.

Belmont Police initially closed Concord Avenue from Mill Road to Pleasant Street before opening the road to traffic heading towards Belmont Center.

Belmont Police officers at the scene said it is unlikely any formal report will be available until Tuesday morning. 

Return to Belmont Patch for an update on the accident Tuesday.