Boy fighting for life in hospital after motorbike stunt show goes wrong
Riders crash head-on during display at Wales Rally GB
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Your support makes all the difference.A boy is fighting for life after two stunt bikes crashed during a motor rally event in Wales.
The child was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition following the collision on Llandudno promenade on Sunday morning.
He was riding as part of a display team involved in the Wales Rally GB.
The road was closed for the event when the crash happened at 11.30am on the seafront outside the St George’s Hotel.
The two motorbikes collided head-on, according to local media reports. The riders had taken part in a display during a break in races on the last day of the event, which is the largest and most-high profile motor rally in the UK.
Daily Post photographer Ian Cooper said: "They were going along the promenade going over a jump and turning around and doing burn-outs before coming back towards each other.
“The young lad was on a smaller bike and he was heading back towards the jump right as another bike came over the jump.
"As he came over and landed the young lad was heading towards him and the young lad was right in the centre line and they both hit each other head on.
"They span around like rag dolls and the other biker got up quite quickly while others went to help the young lad."
The boy was taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool with life-threatening injuries, North Wales Police said.
The other rider was not seriously hurt.
Superintendent Neil Thomas said: “Our thoughts at this time are with the family of the child. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
“We would like to thank members of the public as well as local businesses for their cooperation whilst officers carried out their initial investigation at the scene.
“There were many people in and around the area at the time therefore we are appealing to anybody who may have witnessed the collision – and who are yet to contact us, or anybody who may have footage from their camera phones to get in touch with us as soon as possible.”
The Wales Rally GB is the British leg of the World Rally Championship.
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