Eglinton: 14-year-old boy dies in hospital after quad bike accident

Updated 3 hours ago

A teenager who was seriously injured in an accident with his quad bike in Eglinton, County Londonderry, has died, police confirmed.

Isaac Roxborough, 14, of Burnfoot, Dungiven, was involved in a single-vehicle crash on the Ballygudden Road on Tuesday morning.

He succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Wednesday, the Police of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said.

The circumstances of the crash are currently being investigated.

Insp Cherith Adair said: “Our thoughts are with the family at this incredibly sad time. Isaac was just 14 years old.”

Police are appealing for news from anyone who saw the red Honda quad bike on Ballygudden Road before 11:30am (BST) on Tuesday.

A sense of shock and sadness is palpable in the village of Eglinton following the quad bike accident on Ballygudden Road, just off the village’s main street.

The accident apparently occurred on a bend in the road as the teenager was riding his quad bike down the hill.

It is also believed that staff at the nearby Eglinton Medical Centre provided him with first aid.

The damage to the hedge on the narrow country road where the accident occurred is clearly visible to passing motorists.

It is an area with many farming families.