Victoria

Man killed in Hampton Park dirt-bike fall

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A man has been killed after being thrown from his dirt bike in Melbourne's south-east on Friday night.

The man, aged in his 50s, was riding on River Gum Creek Reserve off Coral Drive in Hampton Park just before 8pm when it is believed his bike became tangled in old wire on the ground.

A man has been killed after being thrown from his dirt bike in Hampton Park.
A man has been killed after being thrown from his dirt bike in Hampton Park. Photo: Paul Rovere

The rider was thrown from his dirt bike before the bike landed on top of him.

He managed to ring triple zero but lost consciousness while speaking to the operator.

Emergency services located the man and commenced CPR but he died at the scene.

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