A 15-year-old male has died following a dirt bike collision in the RM of Dauphin.
On July 5, at 9:50 p.m., Dauphin RCMP received a report of a dirt bike collision on Road 114W located southeast of Valley River.
When officers attended to the scene, they found the teen male in medical distress.
EMS arrived on scene and transported the youth to hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
It was later learned through the investigation that the youth had left his home, travelling on the road when his dirt bike collided with a deer.
He was not wearing a helmet and was thrown off the bike.
“I offer my sincere condolences to the family, to the community, and to everyone who is grieving today,” said S/Sgt. Mark Smaill, Detachment Commander of the Parkland RCMP in a news release. “This is a heartbreaking tragedy that will have a lasting impact on so many within the Dauphin area.”
Dauphin RCMP, along with assistance of a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.