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.