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Ryan O'Neill, Media Wales & Adam May

Boy, 4, dies after crashing into metal pole while riding mini-motorbike for first time

A young boy died in a tragic accident while riding his new mini-motorbike for the first time, an inquest has heard.

Four-year-old Jacob Gamlin Turner, from Blackwood, Caerphilly in Wales, died on May 5 last year after his mini-motorbike collided with a fence at a playing field near his home.

An inquest at Gwent Coroner's Court in Newport heard yesterday (May 31) that Jacob "had a love for sports and the outdoors" and had a particular passion for motorbikes, which he had been riding since he was a small child after being inspired by his older brother.

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