Dirt bike rider in critical condition after crash

Dirt bike accident Wilmington
Scene of dirt bike accident in Wilmington (Photo: DFN)

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/7/2015) A 23-year-old man was in critical condition at Christiana Hospital after crashing a dirt bike into the rear of a vehicle, Wilmington police said Monday night.

The accident happened about 3:15 p.m. in the 3100 block of N. Madison St.

After striking the vehicle, the man was thrown from the motorized bike and partially trapped under it and the parked truck.

He was treated at the scene by New Castle County paramedics for head and internal injuries and taken by ambulance to the hospital, police said.