92-year-old Central Mass. opera singer dies after pedestrian crash

A 92-year-old opera singer died on Sunday, several weeks after being struck by a vehicle while walking in Oxford.

Paula Courtney Bouthiller, an Oxford resident, was walking home from the post office on Dec. 14 when she was struck by a delivery truck, according to the Telegram & Gazette .

She was taken to a hospital and remained in a coma for 10 days. Bouthiller briefly regained consciousness before passing on Jan. 4, her son told the newspaper.

A native of Worcester, Bouthiller was an opera singer who was a longtime member of the Worcester Opera Society and performed at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, according to the Telegram & Gazette.

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