Boy, 16, dies and 18-year-old is fighting for his life after motorbike ‘crashed into garden wall’ in Yorkshire
- Cleveland Police were called to Cotswold Drive, Redcar, shortly before midnight
- The second male suffered significant head injuries and is receiving treatment
- Police remained at the scene near Malvern Avenue throughout Wednesday
A boy has died and a second teenager is fighting for his life after a fatal motorbike crash in Yorkshire.
Cleveland Police were called to a report of two males on a motorcycle who appeared to have hit a garden wall on Cotswold Drive, Redcar, shortly before midnight on Tuesday.
A 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The second male, aged 18, suffered significant head injuries and is receiving treatment at James Cook University Hospital where he is in a critical condition.
Police remained at the scene of the crash near Malvern Avenue throughout Wednesday and floral tributes have been laid at the street. The boy has not yet been named.
Neighbours say they heard a ‘massive bang’ and saw blue flashes from 999 crews light up their street after the late night collision.
Multiple emergency services crews attended the scene of the incident including Cleveland Police and the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS).
Cleveland Police were called to a report of two males on a motorcycle who appeared to have hit a garden wall on Cotswold Drive (pictured), Redcar, shortly before midnight on Tuesday
Residents said the street was placed under a police cordon until around 6am on Wednesday and they were all ordered to stay inside their homes.
Police officers also were seen making door-to-door inquiries throughout Wednesday morning.
Tyre marks were visible on the streets while a wall outside a home also appeared to have sustained damage.
One neighbour said: ‘My partner and I heard a massive bang at about 11.30pm, we looked outside to see loads of blue flashing lights – it looked like all hell had broken loose in the street but we didn’t see the incident itself.’
An NEAS spokeswoman said: ‘We received a call at 1.53am this morning to reports of a road traffic incident on Malvern Avenue, Redcar.
‘We dispatched two ambulance crews and two specialist paramedics. One patient was then taken to the James Cook University Hospital for further treatment.’
A flurry of people laid flowers outside a house on Wednesday morning with over a dozen floral tributes lining the path.
Another resident spoke about hearing a ‘bang’ then numerous emergency service vehicles rushing to the scene but again did not see the incident itself take place.
Three doors down to where the flowers have been laid a neighbour explained how he was woken up in the early hours by police officers.
He said: ‘I was asleep from 10ish on Tuesday night and was woken up by the police knocking on my door just after midnight.
‘They told me to stay in my house while they dealt with it, I couldn’t see anything apart from blue flashing lights and a lot of commotion.’
The road through Cotswold Drive was open as normal on Wednesday morning.
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