05/10/2016

Scrambler In Collision With Nine-Year-Old Boy Had No Brakes

A scrambler involved in a crash with a nine-year-old boy had no brakes, police have confirmed.

The crash happened in the Mossley Pavilion area in Newtownabbey on Monday, 03 October.

The boy is in a stable condition in hospital.

Sergeant Arnie O’Neill from Newtownabbey PSNI said: "Following on from yesterday's media appeal for witnesses in relation to this collision, I’m happy to report that we have since seized the motorcycle involved. It is currently being examined at Newtownabbey PSNI station. Note from the pictures attached that there is no front brake lever on this bike. The rear brakes do not work either."

(CD)

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