A 15-year-old is dead after the dirt bike he was driving collided with a deer.
On July 5 at 9:50 p.m., Dauphin RCMP responded to the collision on Road 114W in the RM of Dauphin, located southeast of Valley River. The 15-year-old male was lying on the road in medical distress. He was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The youth was travelling on the roadway when his dirt bike collided with a deer, he was thrown from the bike, and was not wearing a helmet.
"I offer my sincere condolences to the family, to the community, and to everyone who is grieving," said S/Sgt. Mark Smaill, Detachment Commander of the Parkland RCMP. "This is a heartbreaking tragedy that will have a lasting impact on so many within the Dauphin area."
The investigation continues.
