Teenager injured in Dampier motorbike crash
![St John Ambulance rushed a 15-year-old boy to hospital after a motorbike crash in Dampier last night.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88347141Z/B88347141Z.1_20170106181646_000%2BGC8R2G0C.2-1.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
A 15 year-old boy is in a critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Dampier on Wednesday night.
The boy was driving a motorbike near Robe Crescent at about 11pm when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a drainage ditch on the side of the road.
Karratha police, who attended the scene, believe the crash occurred after he hit a kangaroo.
St John Ambulance paramedics were dispatched and rushed the teenager to Nickol Bay Hospital for treatment.
A St John Ambulance spokesman said the boy had been in a lot of pain in his back, neck, ribs and stomach.
The boy remained in a serious condition this evening and has been transferred to Royal Perth Hospital by the Royal Flying Doctor Service for further treatment.
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