UPDATE: The RCMP have issued a clarification saying that the 14-year-old is clinically deceased but remains on life support at this time.
A 14-year-old boy is clinically dead after a collision between a car and dirt bike near Miramichi, N.B., on Friday.
RCMP say the incident — which took place Howard Road in the Blackville-area — was first reported to them at approximately 5:30 p.m.
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The teen was the driver of the dirt bike.
He was taken to hospital in Moncton and subsequently to Saint John.
No names have been released and the RCMP say they are continuing to investigate.