15-year-old boy dies after motorcycle, bicycle collision: N.B. RCMP

A 15-year-old boy is dead following a crash in Saint-Andre, N.B., on Thursday.

A 15-year-old boy from Saint-André, N.B., has died following a collision between a motorcycle and bicycle.

Saint-Léonard RCMP responded to a report of collision between a motorcycle and a bicycle on St André Road on Thursday evening around 6:30 p.m.

The driver of the bicycle and sole occupant, a 15-year-old boy, died at the scene as a result of his injuries.

The driver and sole occupant of the motorcycle, a 50-year-old man from Grand Falls, was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police say the collision is believed to have happened while both the motorcycle and the bicycle were travelling southbound.

“Members of the Drummond and Saint-André Fire Departments, Ambulance New Brunswick, and an RCMP Collision Reconstructionist attended the scene,” a release from the RCMP reads.

A member from the New Brunswick Coroner’s Office also attended the scene and is assisting with the investigation.

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