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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Simon McCarthy

Dirt bike rider airlifted from Nerong in second crash in a fortnight

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A 20 year-old man has been flown to hospital suffering chest and pelvic injuries after coming off his dirt bike at Nerong on Saturday morning.

Paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter's airborne medical team rushed to the scene at a sporting complex just off the Pacific Highway at Nerong, north of Hawks Nest, around 9am on June 24, after reports a man had been involved in a dirt bike crash.

A spokeswoman for the state's Ambulance said paramedics treated a 20-year-old man at the scene for several injuries, though his condition has yet to be confirmed.

He was flown a short time later via the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to John Hunter Hospital for further care.

The incident marks the second crash at Nerong, near Bulahdelah, in as many weeks after a 13-year-old boy was killed in similar circumstances there on June 11.

Police said at the time that the boy had fallen from his ride before a second bike crashed over him.

Despite the efforts of NSW Ambulance paramedics, the boy died at the scene.

The details of this report are developing. It may be updated.

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