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Teen driver of motocross bike killed after crash with transport truck

RCMP said the motocross bike and transport truck collided on a remote part of the road in Rivière-Verte, N.B. Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press

A 15-year-old boy who was driving a motocross bike has died following a collision with a transport truck on a remote road in New Brunswick.

RCMP said they were called to the community of Rivière-Verte, N.B., on Thursday at around 4:50 p.m. to Industrielle Road.

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“The driver of the motocross was transported to hospital with what were believed to be life-threatening injuries, and later died as a result of his injuries,” RCMP said in a release.

“The collision is believed to have occurred when the motocross and the transport truck collided on a remote part of the road.”

An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death, and the investigation is ongoing.

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