A 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after a quadbike accident in Shildon, prompting a police investigation.
A quad bike crashed there. A sixteen-year-old boy got hurt. He was likely riding the bike. The boy had bad head and leg injuries. Ambulance took him to a hospital.
It’s the James Cook University Hospital. The hospital is in Middlesbrough. We don’t know his condition yet. The road closed during the investigation. They put up a safety cordon at the scene.
Police officers worked there to figure things out. The crash left debris on the road. Officers focused on one specific spot. Police asked drivers to use other routes. They wanted them to miss the area.
Some locals watched from a distance. Other officers asked residents questions. They went door to door to gather more information. One person saw police block the road.
This resident hopes no one got hurt. They were surprised by the whole situation. The ambulance service got a call around 12:55 PM. They sent an ambulance and a paramedic.
Great North Air Ambulance helped. They took the boy to the hospital by road.