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Teen Dirt Bike Rider Dies in Philly Crash

The 16-year-old boy was taken to the hospital where he died

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The teen boy later died after his dirt bike collided with a car in the Crescentville section of Philadelphia. SkyForce10 was over the scene Tuesday night.

A teen boy died after he crashed into a car while riding his dirt bike in the Crescentville section of Philadelphia Tuesday night.

The boy crashed into a car on the 6100 block of Tabor Avenue after 10:30 p.m., Philadelphia Police said.

The 16-year-old boy was taken to the hospital where he died from severe head trauma, police said. [[238427591, C]]

The driver of the car, who was not seriously injured, stayed at the scene.

Neighbors told investigators that the boy was riding recklessly earlier in the day and wasn't wearing a helmet, police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

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