Police are investigating the death of a teenager in a crash on a motocross track in Wareham, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
Wareham police confirmed that Wareham EMS and the Onset Fire Department were called to the track on 131 Atwood Farm Way around 12:30 p.m.
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When they arrived they found a 14-year-old with serious injuries, according to the office of the Plymouth County District Attorney.
The teen was taken to Tobey Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Diamond MX, which operates the track at that location, described the situation as a "tragic accident" and said they will be closed Sunday.
Wareham police said that en route to the call, one of their officers was involved in a crash. That officer was taken to Tobey Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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