Boy (14) dies in hospital following Co Derry quad bike crash

Isaac Roxborough, from Burnfoot, Dungiven, sustained fatal injuries in collision outside Eglinton village on Tuesday

Isaac Roxborough died following a quad bike crash in Co Derry earlier this week. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire
Isaac Roxborough died following a quad bike crash in Co Derry earlier this week. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire

A 14-year-boy has died following a quad bike crash in Co Derry.

Isaac Roxborough, from Burnfoot, Dungiven, sustained fatal injuries in the collision outside Eglinton village on Tuesday morning. He died in hospital on Wednesday.

The red Honda quad he was riding was the only vehicle involved in the incident on the Ballygudden Road.

Inspector Cherith Adair, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s collision investigation unit, said: “Our thoughts are very much with the family at this incredibly sad time, Isaac was just 14-year-old.”

Ms Adair said officers were conducting a “meticulous investigation” to establish the circumstances of the crash and she asked anyone who saw a red Honda quad on the Ballygudden Road shortly before 11.30am on Tuesday, or who witnessed the collision, to come forward. – PA

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