Buzzin Disgrace

Ryan Acaster, 17-years-old, was killed on Sunday when he rode his trail bike through woodland near Crossens in Southport, Merseyside.

A wire had been strung between two trees, about chest height on the disused track and Ryan ploughed into it.  The youngster was not wearing a helmet and suffered fatal head injuries as he was thrown from his bike.

Ryan had gone out in the morning and when he hadn’t returned about lunchtime, his father became concerned and went to look for him.  Ryan was found unconscious near his bike and a emergency helicopter was deployed.

Ryan was treated by the air ambulance crew and then taken to hospital but died without regaining consciousness.

Detectives are now trying to piece together the incident to see if the wire was a “booby trap” preventing youths from using the area as a racetrack.

Apparently, there have been several confrontations lately between the local farmers and trespassing youngsters.

The other theory is that the wire had been holding a sign warning of private property, but the sign had fallen off.

I know the youngsters can be a pain, riding unlawfully on private land, but I do hope this wasn’t put there deliberately by some disgruntled resident.  This sort of “booby trap” will either maim or kill, and they will have to live with that for the rest of their lives.