Girl, 14, dies from quad bike crash on rural property – days after a man was killed in a similar accident
- Teenager died in quad bike crash
- Girl was riding bike on rural property
A teenager has died on a rural property after her quad bike crashed.
Emergency services were called to property on the outskirts of Wilcannia – in northwestern NSW – about 11.45am on Saturday.
They had received reports a girl, 14, had been ‘seriously injured’ in a quad bike accident.
A teenager has died on a rural property after her quad bike crashed (stock image)
The girl died at the scene.
A crime scene has been established and investigations into the incident have commenced.
This comes only four days after a man died in a quad bike crash in central Victoria.
The 34-year-old died after a quad bike crashed on McLennan Road, Ladys Pass in the early hours of Tuesday April 11.
In Alice Springs a 27-year-old man died on Friday April 7 after his quad bike collided with a motorbike on a track near Maryvale Rd.
Quad bike safety has been an area of focus for the ACCC which lobbied for tougher standards in 2018 as record levels of all-terrain vehicle-related deaths in Australia peaked.
New safety regulations were introduced in 2019 in a bid to reduce quad bike-related injuries and fatalities.
In 2022 it was found more than 90 per cent of all new quad bikes sold in Australia had complied with the national safety standard.
Emergency services were called to property on the outskirts of Wilcannia – in northwestern NSW – about 11.45am on Saturday (stock image)
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