The 16-year-old was found dead near the coastal town of Wynyard after he was reported missing by his family
Nine people have been killed in 2023 so far in quad bike incidents. A 16-year-old boy in north-west Tasmania has died after an incident on Wednesday.Nine people have been killed in 2023 so far in quad bike incidents. A 16-year-old boy in north-west Tasmania has died after an incident on Wednesday.Police were contacted by the boy’s family on Wednesday afternoon after they couldn’t find him.
He was discovered down an embankment in the early hours of Thursday on Minnies Road near the coastal town of Wynyard.Police have asked anyone who saw a red Honda quad bike in the area on Wednesday afternoon to contact them. There was a quad bike crash at nearby Oldina in November which killed a 16-year-old boy and badly injured his 16-year-old female passenger.
In February, a 14-year-old girl died after crashing the 4x4 Polaris Ranger she was driving on a private property at Bridgewater, north of Hobart. A nine-year-old girl was killed in July when she was thrown from a quad bike while travelling as a passenger on a popular mountain track south of Perth.
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