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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Young

Coroner warns of scrambler bike danger in inquest for boy, nine, killed in crash

A photo of Charlie Joyce, nine, outside All Saints Church in Ballymena, ahead of his funeral (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Archive)

A coroner has warned of growing public safety concerns around children riding scramblers in unregulated settings as she delivered findings in the inquest of a schoolboy who died after a collision between two off-road bikes.

Nine-year-old Charlie Joyce died in hospital hours after he was involved in the crash with another scrambler, which was ridden by a 13-year-old boy, in Ballymena, Co Antrim, in June 2022.

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