Waterford — A Chester man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Niantic River Road Monday morning, according to police.

Joshua Molyneux, 21, was struck at 8:57 a.m. He was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital with serious injuries and later pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the vehicle, 80-year-old Robert DeSantos of Waterford, was not injured. 

Roads in the area were closed Monday morning as the police department, fire department, ambulance service and paramedics from L+M responded to the scene. The Waterford police Accident Investigation Team and members of the East Lyme Police Accident Investigation Team are investigating. Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to call police at 860-442-9451 or the anonymous tip line at 860-437-8080.