Boy, four, died after an off-road bike he was the passenger on collided with a lamppost in County Durham
- Child thought to have been passenger on vehicle that crashed at 1pm yesterday
- Smash happened in the Eldon Lane area near Bishop Auckland, County Durham
- He was flown to Royal Victoria Infirmary but was pronounced dead on arrival
A four-year-old boy has died after the off-road bike he was riding on collided with a lamppost.
The child is thought to have been a passenger on the vehicle, which smashed into the post in the Eldon Lane area near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, at 1pm yesterday.
He was flown to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle by air ambulance, but was pronounced dead on arrival, Durham Police said.
The child is thought to have been a passenger on the vehicle, which smashed into the post in the Eldon Lane area (pictured) near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, at 1pm yesterday
A spokesman for Durham Police said: ‘Police are investigating following the death of a four-year-old boy in Bishop Auckland.
‘It is believed the child had been a passenger on an off-road bike when it collided with a lamppost shortly after 1pm yesterday (Sunday, January 23) in the Eldon Lane area.
‘He was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle, but was sadly pronounced dead on arrival.’
A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: ‘We received a 999 call just before 1pm to the Bishop Auckland area.
‘We dispatched a paramedic ambulance, a rapid response car and the air ambulance.
‘A boy was treated at the scene then flown to the RVI in Newcastle by the air ambulance.’
Investigators have appealed for anyone with information to get in touch.
Anyone with any information that could help the investigation is asked to call Durham Constabulary on 101, quoting incident number 196 of January 23.
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