Quad Bike Death – The authorities have announced the fatality that occurred on Wednesday, July 15, when a 12-year-old boy died after a quad bike crash north of Alice Springs.
It was reported that at the time of the crash, the boy was not wearing helmet.
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He was found some distance from the quad bike which he had been riding and unresponsive by a family member who contacted the emergency services. He died at the scene.
Authorities have set new standards on quad bikes which will require new quads to be fitted with rollover devices and meet minimum stability requirements in a bid to reduce on-farm deaths and serious injuries.
His death is coming after these new safety standards are being imposed by the authorities.
Reports have it that the boy had been riding a quad bike on an access road of an outstation 29km north of Alice Springs before coming off the bike.
A file is being prepared for the Coroner.
