Teen motorcyclist found dead in ditch (Hamilton)

[rustyrobot]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3708771/Teen-motorcyclist-found-dead-in-ditch

A 17-year-old motorcyclist was found dead by his father and flatmate after failing to return to his Waikato flat last night.

The teen was last seen by his sister about 8.30pm when he left her Hamilton home.

His father and flatmate went out searching between Hamilton and Morrinsville when the teen failed to return home by 10pm.

They found him in a ditch by a power pole by Holland Rd near Newstead, 6km east of Hamilton, about 12.30am, before calling police.

It appeared the teen failed to negotiate a slight bend, rode onto the shoulder of the road and ended up in the ditch, hitting the pole, police said.

No other vehicles were believed to be involved.

The serious crash unit was investigating.

RIP

[shafty]

RIP Young Fella........................

[sinfull]

Bugga ! RIP

[one fast tl1ooo]

Thats sad to here... RIP

[Quasievil]

Not good to hear, rest in peace young fella, our thoughts are with the family

[CookMySock]

Thats a fathers' worst nightmare. My teen kids ride, and news like that would destroy me.

Terribly sad.


Steve

[Kornholio]

RIP Kyle... He loved his bikes and road riding... Still remember when he was too young to ride and he used to be on the back with his old man and giving us the thumbs up as we went past and his excitement at the next stop as he filled us in on our antics...

Taken way to soon :(

[marty]

i rode home about that time last night - the fog was just coming down and vis was pretty average.

[steve_t]

Condolences to his family and friends. Sad to hear of such a tragedy happening to a young fulla, and a local one at that...

[bombsquad]

Best wishes to family and friends of this young man, I know its no real consolation but atleast he died doing what he loved.
Does hit home for me abit aswell being a hamilton resident and travelling the morri road numerous times

[dogsnbikes]

Never good news regardless of age,our thoughts in the dog-haus go out to family and friends of Kyle

[oldrider]

Read that earlier this morning, very sad, RIP rider, sympathies to the family.

[PrincessBandit]

Yes, very sad. All of us who are parents dread the day we will get the "knock at the door" while our offspring are out and about, and to be the one to find them would rip your heart out.
I'm sure our parents once felt the same way about us (possibly still do....) and in turn, our children who have kids of their own will face the same possibility one day.

Life is a risk and no matter how much my kids might annoy the daylights out of me from time to time I cherish every moment with them - even at the ages they now are (teenage and early 20s)

[p.dath]

I can not imagine anything worse for a parent than to have a child well overdue home, going looking for them, and then making the horrible discovery. I feel for the parents.

[Smifffy]

RIP Kyle

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[sosman]

Fark! that is sad news...RIP

[crazyhorse]

RIP Kyle.

I would hate for that knock on the door. I feel for the father who went out to look for his son - sure must've been horrible - I would've done the same myself. My thoughts for the family and friends of Kyle.

[saul]

RIP in peace K. So very sad.

[Duke girl]

Such very sad news of someone so young. Thoughts go out to his Father and Flatmate who went out looking for him and all of those who knew him.
RIP Kyle.

[Dodger]

Sigh...

RIP

[scooute]

RIP, thoughts to freinds and family... terrible way to find out...

[rustic101]

Devastating for the family and friends of Kyle, this is any parents worst nightmare - loosing a baby.

Heart felt thoughts to the parents all those directly and indirectly affected.

[crystalball]

I know i don't know you but I know you rode. R.I.P Ride hard!

[Meanie]

Dam, thats far too young to die
RIP dude

[Conquiztador]

My sincere condolences to family and friends. Ride free.

[trailblazer]

very sad news and being the father of a motorcycle mad youngster i can only hope i never have to go through what this family is right now. And can only hope my family dosn't get that horrible knock at the door for me. Rip young fulla.

[skizza]

RIP jacko, you were at home on dirt and road, and a great mate, gunna miss u bro