10-year-old injured in motorcycle incident
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Save The Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter was called out to the scene of the incident. Photo / File
A 10-year-old boy was injured when he fell from his motocross bike and was struck by another motorcycle in the Bay of Plenty today.
The Tauranga-based Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter was dispatched to an area near Whakatane after the accident at 3.15pm.
The boy received multiple injuries including a knock
to the head and potential spinal injuries.
He required immediate hospital assessment.
Paramedics treated the boy at the scene before he was airlifted to Tauranga Hospital.