Boy dead after vehicle hits dirt bike on Onion Lake Cree Nation

A 13-year-old boy is dead after he was hit by a vehicle Sunday on the Onion Lake Cree Nation.

According to the RCMP, the boy was riding a dirt bike when he was hit. Officers from the Onion Lake detachment and paramedics responded to the call and found the boy dead at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle took off, but was later found at a home in the area.

The 28-year-old man is charged with failure to stop after an accident causing death and operating a motor vehicle while impaired. He’s to appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Tuesday.