MINT HILL, N.C. — A teenager was killed in an accident involving a dirt bike and a vehicle Saturday night, according to Mint Hill Police.
Mint Hill Fire Department and Mint Hill Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle around 10:30 Saturday night. When officers arrived they discovered the motorcycle was actually a dirt bike, which was not designed to operate on any roadways.
The 17-year-old was driving the dirt bike when it struck the front driver side area of a vehicle that was making a left-hand turn on NC51 Hwy near Blair Road from the I-485 Inner Off-Ramp.
The 17-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.
Police said the dirt bike was not equipped with any type of lights and the teenager was not wearing a helmet or any other safety equipment.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Traffic Crash Unit assisted Mint Hill Police Department in the investigation.
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