Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash at New Beith this afternoon, involving a 15-year-old boy.
At 2.30pm the boy was the sole rider of a trail bike travelling east along New Beith Road, when he failed to negotiate a sweeping bend, leaving the road and crashing into a tree.
Another rider, who was riding nearby, raised the alarm however, emergency services could not revive the 15-year-old.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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