PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city resident Monday died after being struck by a car on Barker Road.

 

Shawn Oullette, 62, was hit mid-afternoon by a 2009 Lincoln Town Car driven by Ricco Dus, 85, of Pittsfield, according to a news release from the Pittsfield Police Department.

 

Both Dus and Oullette were traveling north in the area of 444 Barker Road, the news release said.

 

Oullette was taken to Berkshire Medical Center, where he died as a result of his injuries, police said.

 

Barker Road was closed to vehicles from South Mountain Road to Tamarack Road for about two hours while police investigated.

 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Police Officer Anthony Dayton at 413-448-9700, Ext 543.