Suffolk man dies in Portsmouth crash
Published 10:05 pm Friday, June 22, 2018
A Suffolk man died in Portsmouth on Tuesday in a bicycle crash.
The Portsmouth Police Department continues to investigate the crash that killed 45-year-old Christopher M. Wilkins, according to a Portsmouth press release.
The crash was reported at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, Portsmouth police stated. It happened near the intersection of High and Shenandoah streets, near the base of the Churchland Bridge.
The accident involved Wilkins and a private ambulance. Citizens on scene were performing lifesaving measures when police and medics arrived, the press release stated.
Wilkins succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.
No additional information is available, as the investigation is ongoing.