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One rider dies after scooters collide in New London

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NBC Connecticut

One person has died after two scooters collided in New London on Wednesday morning, according to police. The other scooter operator was also hurt and his injuries are not life-threatening.

Police said officers and firefighters responded to the entrance of the Cedar Grove Cemetery just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday after receiving a report of a crash with injuries.

They found a man in the road with life-threatening injuries.

The victim, later identified as 68-year-old Raymond Getty, of New London, was taken to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital where he was initially listed in critical condition.

Getty died from his injuries two days later, according to police.

Police are investigating and they ask anyone who has information or who saw the crash to call the New London Police Detective Bureau at 860-447-1481.

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