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01-05-05, 03:04 PM
Boy, 10, dies in motocross crash
A 10-year-old boy has died after colliding with another rider at a motocross event.
The accident happened at an off-road event in Thornwood, Epping, shortly before 1300 BST on Saturday.
A police spokeswoman said Jack Leesing, of Orpington, Kent, was riding a 65cc Kawasaki bike on a practice course and fell into the path of another machine.
He was struck by a Yamaha motorcycle which was being driven by a 41-year-old man also from Kent.
The youngster was taken by air ambulance to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The 41-year-old man was shocked, but unhurt.
Officers from Chigwell Road policing unit and officials from Epping Forest District Council environmental health department have launched a joint investigation.
From BBC online.
Sympathy to the family :cry:
A 10-year-old boy has died after colliding with another rider at a motocross event.
The accident happened at an off-road event in Thornwood, Epping, shortly before 1300 BST on Saturday.
A police spokeswoman said Jack Leesing, of Orpington, Kent, was riding a 65cc Kawasaki bike on a practice course and fell into the path of another machine.
He was struck by a Yamaha motorcycle which was being driven by a 41-year-old man also from Kent.
The youngster was taken by air ambulance to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The 41-year-old man was shocked, but unhurt.
Officers from Chigwell Road policing unit and officials from Epping Forest District Council environmental health department have launched a joint investigation.
From BBC online.
Sympathy to the family :cry: