Child dies following dirt bike crash at Dade City Motocross, police say
DADE CITY, Fla. - The Dade City Police Department is investigating after an 11-year-old boy died following a crash at Dade City Motocross
According to police, several people were at the motocross track practicing on dirt bikes around 10 a.m.
Police say the boy crashed his 85cc dirt bike after completing a jump on the track.
Though authorities say they don’t know the extent of his injuries, he was able to start picking up his dirt bike to either continue on or move it off the track.
As the boy was picking up his bike, investigators say another person jumped the same hill and struck the boy’s upper body as he came back down onto the track.
The medic at the scene asked for Pasco County Fire Rescue to be called due to the injuries the child had received to his shoulder area.
When Pasco County Fire Rescue arrived, crews requested for the child to be flown to a nearby hospital due to the child's injuries
The Dade City Police Department says it was contacted by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office at 1:58 p.m. because the child died from his injuries.