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6-year-old dies after minibike crash in Superior Township parking lot

A 6-year-old boy died after a minibike he was riding struck a parked vehicle in Superior Township, authorities said. 

Washtenaw County deputies and EMS personnel responded to an apartment complex in the 8600 block of MacArthur Boulevard around 6:05 p.m. Sunday for a crash involving two boys riding a minibike. 

Authorities say two boys, ages 10 and 6, were riding the minibike when it crashed into a parked vehicle in the parking lot of the apartment complex.

The 6-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries, officials said.  

The 10-year-old, who was a passenger on the minibike, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials. 

"Our condolences and sympathies go out to the families involved and community," Washtenaw County Sheriff Alyshia Dyer said in a statement.    

The crash remains under investigation. 

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