Trail ride ends in tragedy for rider who fell from bike at Matata
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Save A rider has died in a motocross event near Matata today. Photo / Gettys
A rider has died in a motocross event near Matata, north of Whakatāne, this afternoon.
Police said they were called to an incident at 1.30pm after a man fell off a bike and suffered a cardiac arrest near the tiny coastal township.
A police spokeswoman said the man's age was
unknown at this stage, but confirmed the incident was a fatality.
It's not clear if the man suffered injuries when he fell from the bike.