Lexington County Coroner: Victim of fatal dirt bike crash Tuesday was a 13-year-old boy

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher says the victim of a fatal dirt bike crash on Williams Circle Tuesday evening was a 13-year-old boy.

Around 6:40 p.m., authorities say the boy was riding his dirt bike on Williams Circle, near Courtney Drive, when his bike left the road, hit a mailbox and then struck a tree. Officials say the 13-year-old was taken to an area hospital where he died because of his injuries.

Troopers say he was wearing a helmet.