Updated 9:40am, Friday March 1: A 13-year-old remains in the intensive care unit after sustaining serious injuries when the motorbike he was riding with three others collided with a car in Hobart’s northern suburbs yesterday.
Police were called to the “extremely confronting scene” on Lamprill Circle in Herdsmans Cove around 5:30pm on Thursday where they found four injured youths.
The 13-year-old boy, who was riding as a passenger alongside two 14-year-olds, was rushed to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a serious condition.
The 17-year-old rider and his passengers were also hospitalised with less severe injuries, while the 53-year-old woman driving the vehicle was uninjured.
“Initial investigations indicate that the driver of the vehicle was making a right hand turn from Lamprill Circle into Dilkara Place when the crash occurred,” police said.
“Initial investigations also indicate that the youths were not wearing helmets at the time of the crash.”
Acting Inspector Dee Rowe said wellbeing support was being provided to emergency service workers who attended the scene.
“This is a distressing incident and police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the crash or have dashcam footage of the crash to contact police on 131444,” she said.
Multiple injured after serious motorbike crash in Hobart’s northern suburbs
Earlier: Multiple people are believed to have been injured after a serious crash between a car and a motorbike in Hobart’s northern suburbs this evening.
It is understood that at least two young people who were riding the motorbike have suffered serious injuries.
The incident in Gagebrook has resulted in the closure of Lamprill Circle between Birubi Place and Gage Road.
Police have confirmed that injuries have been reported and are urging motorists to avoid the area.
Witnesses from across the northern suburbs reported seeing a “shocking amount of kids on trail bikes” with “no helmets and no protective gear” prior to the incident.
“I think we need to start talking more about this as a community so the parents may one day understand that their child may not come home,” one post on a Brighton community group read.
