Child seriously injured in Harrison County dirt bike crash

HARRISON COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A child was taken to the hospital after a dirt bike crash in Harrison County Sunday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred around 4:25 p.m. in a pasture near the intersection of Route T and 182nd Street, a mile south of Blythedale, Missouri.
An 11-year-old boy riding a dirt bike hit a ditch and was ejected.
First responders took him to Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa for serious injuries.
He had safety gear equipped, according to the crash report.