SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP) – A New Brunswick man died when a moose struck his three-wheel motorcycle in northern Maine on Wednesday afternoon.

Gilles Soucy, 61, of Clair, New Brunswick, was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The moose came out from his right side and hit the back of his motorcycle,” said Aroostook County Sheriff James Madore.

Soucy was riding southbound on the highway toward Van Buren, Maine, when the collision occurred.

He was thrown from his motorcycle.

Soucy’s sister and brother-in-law were travelling behind him and witnessed the accident. They were not injured.

Madore said Soucy was wearing a helmet.

The moose limped away after being struck.

Lotto winner gets check today

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) – The winner of the largest jackpot in Massachusetts lottery history will be going public this morning.

The winner, whose identity is still being kept under wraps, will receive a ceremonial check for $294 million at the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission offices.

The $290 million is the highest Mega Millions prize in the game’s history, exceeding the previous high of $239 million in February. It is the second-largest single ticket winner ever sold in North America.

The winning ticket was sold at Powers Wine Co. in Lowell. It will pay a lump sum estimated at $168 million before taxes and $117.6 million after.

Passenger train collides with car

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) – One person was hospitalized Thursday after a passenger train collided with a car.

The driver, 21-year-old James Powers of Amherst, was treated at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, police said. He was listed in good condition late Thursday afternoon, said Anne Marie Marona, a hospital spokeswoman.

The accident occurred around 12:45 p.m. at the railroad crossing on Strong Street. The car veered into a ditch following the collision. No passengers on the Amtrak train were injured and the train continued on its journey about an hour after the accident.

Police said they don’t know if the train operator was aware of the collision.

No further details were immediately available. Police said the accident remains under investigation.

The crossing has visual crossing signs, flashing lights and bells, but no gate. Police tested the signals following the accident and found that they were working properly at the time of the accident.

The train, known as the Vermonter, originated in St. Albans, Vt., and was headed for Washington, D.C.