The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

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November 3, 2007

Teen airlifted after Monroe dirt bike wreck

A teenage boy was airlifted to a Charleston hospital after wrecking a dirt bike on a Monroe County paved road, authorities said.

The accident on Hollywood Road, five miles east of Union, was reported to the county’s emergency operations center at 5:23 p.m. Saturday. The victim, a boy estimated to be 13, was airlifted to Charleston Area Medical Center for treatment.

While the boy wore a helmet, the accident took place on a paved, unlined road, the EOC said. The boy is believed to have struck an embankment.

— Amelia A. Pridemore

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