A teenager is in a critical condition after a single-vehicle trail bike crash at Wagga Wagga overnight.
Just before 12.30am (Wednesday 10 June 2020), emergency services were called to parkland off Ashmont Avenue, Ashmont, following reports a trail bike had crashed.
Officers attached to Riverina Police District and NSW Ambulance paramedics attended.
Police were told that the unregistered trail bike was being ridden on a dirt track when the rider, a 15-year-old boy, crashed.
He sustained life-threatening head injuries and was taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital in a critical condition.
The pillion passenger, a 23-year-old man, was also injured and was taken to the same hospital in a stable condition.
A crime scene was established, and detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.