UPDATED: Teen dead after Stephenville dirt bike crash

    Monday, 8 April 2024 14:54

    By Tonya Organ

    The operator, an 18 year old male, was rushed to Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital in Stephenville with life-threatening injuries.

    The 18-year-old operator of a dirt bike involved in a single-vehicle crash on Main Street in Stephenville on April 6 has succumbed to his injuries.

    On Thursday, Bay St. George RCMP was notified by the hospital that the man had died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.


    Earlier story:

    Bay St. George RCMP is looking for surveillance footage in Stephenville that involved an off-road vehicle crash. Police say it happened around 11:45 pm on Saturday, April 6. A dirt bike that was traveling along Main Street in Stephenville crashed into a building. The operator, an 18 year old male, was wearing a helmet, but was rushed to Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital in Stephenville with life-threatening injuries and was transported to the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s.

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