A boy has died as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle-crash in Deeragun this afternoon.
Preliminary inquiries indicate that at approximately 4.20pm a trail bike and a utility, collided at the corner of Geaney Lane and Meranti Street.
As a result of the collision the trail bike rider, a 16-year-old boy, was transported to the Townsville Base Hospital for treatment, where he later died.
The driver of the utility, a 60-year-old man, was not physically injured however was transported to hospital for observation.
Forensic Crash Unit investigations continue.
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