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| Schoolboy dies after cycle crash | Schoolboy dies after cycle crash |
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| A nine-year-old cyclist who suffered head injuries after a collision with a car in Stonehaven has lost his fight for life. | A nine-year-old cyclist who suffered head injuries after a collision with a car in Stonehaven has lost his fight for life. |
| Wezlee Clark was riding his bike in the Farrochie Park area at about 1700 BST on Tuesday when the collision with a grey Mazda 3 happened. | Wezlee Clark was riding his bike in the Farrochie Park area at about 1700 BST on Tuesday when the collision with a grey Mazda 3 happened. |
| Wezlee was initially taken to the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. | Wezlee was initially taken to the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. |
| He was later transferred to hospital in Edinburgh, where he died on Thursday afternoon. | |
| Insp Scott Mann of Grampian Police's roads policing unit said: "This is an absolutely tragic incident, in particular because Wezlee was so young. | Insp Scott Mann of Grampian Police's roads policing unit said: "This is an absolutely tragic incident, in particular because Wezlee was so young. |
| "My thoughts and sympathies are with his family and friends at this sad time. Our enquiries to establish the circumstances of the collision are at a very early stage and will continue over the coming days. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal." | "My thoughts and sympathies are with his family and friends at this sad time. Our enquiries to establish the circumstances of the collision are at a very early stage and will continue over the coming days. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal." |
| The 30-year-old female driver of the Mazda was taken to hospital in Stonehaven but was released following treatment for shock. | The 30-year-old female driver of the Mazda was taken to hospital in Stonehaven but was released following treatment for shock. |
| A section of Farrochie Road was closed for about eight hours while a collision investigation was carried out. | A section of Farrochie Road was closed for about eight hours while a collision investigation was carried out. |