Dauphin RCMP are investigating after a teenage boy was killed in a dirt bike accident over the weekend. According to an RCMP release, the crash happened on July 5 and they were called to it at about 9:50 PM.
“I offer my sincere condolences to the family, to the community, and to everyone who is grieving today,” said S/Sgt. Mark Smaill, Detachment Commander of the Parkland RCMP. “This is a heartbreaking tragedy that will have a lasting impact on so many within the Dauphin area.”
In the release, police said when they arrived at the scene they found a 15-year-old boy in medical distress with his dirt bike lying on the road. EMS took him to the hospital, but he died of his injuries.
“The investigation has determined that the youth had departed his home and was travelling on the roadway when his dirt bike collided with a deer,” said RCMP in their release. “The youth, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from his dirt bike.”
Police added Dauphin RCMP, along with assistance of a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.
