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| Teen motorbike rider in critical condition after being pepper sprayed by NSW police then crashing | Teen motorbike rider in critical condition after being pepper sprayed by NSW police then crashing |
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| Eighteen-year-old was stopped in West Tamworth early Friday and allegedly resisted arrest before riding off and crashing into parked car, police say | Eighteen-year-old was stopped in West Tamworth early Friday and allegedly resisted arrest before riding off and crashing into parked car, police say |
| A critical incident investigation is under way after police pepper sprayed a teenage motorbike rider who later crashed and had to be taken to hospital in critical condition. | A critical incident investigation is under way after police pepper sprayed a teenage motorbike rider who later crashed and had to be taken to hospital in critical condition. |
| Police stopped a motorbike on a footbridge off Gipps Street in West Tamworth, New South Wales, while patrolling around 3.50am on Friday. | |
| The 18-year-old rider allegedly resisted arrest and police deployed OC spray, according to a NSW police statement. The rider then drove off and crashed into a parked car nearby, the statement said. | The 18-year-old rider allegedly resisted arrest and police deployed OC spray, according to a NSW police statement. The rider then drove off and crashed into a parked car nearby, the statement said. |
| He was treated by NSW ambulance paramedics and was taken in critical condition to Tamworth hospital. He was later airlifted to John Hunter hospital for further treatment. | He was treated by NSW ambulance paramedics and was taken in critical condition to Tamworth hospital. He was later airlifted to John Hunter hospital for further treatment. |
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| Police established a crime scene and a critical incident investigation team had commenced an investigation into the incident, which would be subject to an independent review, the police statement said. | Police established a crime scene and a critical incident investigation team had commenced an investigation into the incident, which would be subject to an independent review, the police statement said. |
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