Child seriously injured in Harrison County dirt bike crash

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HARRISON COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A child was taken to the hospital after a dirt bike crash in Harrison County Sunday.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred around 4:25 p.m. in a pasture near the intersection of Route T and 182nd Street, a mile south of Blythedale, Missouri.

An 11-year-old boy riding a dirt bike hit a ditch and was ejected.

First responders took him to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa for serious injuries.

He had safety gear equipped, according to the crash report.

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