At approximately 5:15pm 15/11/2014 a rider competing in the Australian Freestyle Motocross Championships at the Latrobe Speedway crashed and suffered critical head injuries. The rider was a 21 year old male competitor from Western Australia. Tasmania Police and Ambulance officers were present at the time. The event was stopped for approximately 2 hours whilst the incident was investigated. Ultimately fellow competitors elected to continue once investigations concluded.

A large crowd were in attendance at the time. Police are calling for members of the public who may have footage of the accident to contact Devonport Police.

Any witnesses to the incident who feel affected by the crash and require personal support are urged to contact Lifeline on 131114. Alternatively support can be arranged by Tasmania Police if people email tasmania.police@police.tas.gov.au ,leave their contact details and advise their enquiry is with regard to this matter.