A 14-year-old RM of Wallace youth has died after his dirt bike collided with a vehicle yesterday near Virden, Manitoba.
On May 16, 2012, at about 8pm, Virden RCMP along with EMS and Virden Fire Department, responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 257 and 252. The incident occurred approximately 8 miles west of Virden in the RM of Wallace.
RCMP have established that a southbound dirt bike on Provincial Road 252, operated by a 14-year-old boy, crossed Highway 257 when it collided with an eastbound vehicle driven by a 36-year-old female from the RM of Wallace.
The deceased was identified as a 14-year-old RM of Wallace resident. He was taken to the local hospital where he was pronounced deceased shortly thereafter.
The RCMP Virden Detachment, assisted by an RCMP Traffic Reconstructionist continue to investigate. Police say that the rider was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.
