Child dead, teen injured in vehicle-moped collision near Tracadie

An eight-year-old boy has died following a collision involving a vehicle and moped in Haut-Sheila, N.B.

RCMP say on Friday shortly before 7:00 p.m., crews responded to a crash at the intersection of Route 370 and Edmond Road.

Investigators believe the northbound vehicle struck the northbound moped.

Police say a little boy from Saint-Pons, N.B., the passenger on the moped, was transported to hospital where he later died of his injuries.

The driver of the moped, a 17-year-old boy, also from Saint-Pons, was transported to hospital with what are believed to be serious injuries.

The occupants of the vehicle were not injured.

The investigation is ongoing.