Another quad bike death makes three this week

Sunday, 12 Mar 2017 10:36:30

There have been four fatalities on quad bikes in NSW in 2017. (ABC News)

A man has died after a suspected quad bike crash in the New South Wales Upper Hunter Valley.

Police said 60-year-old John Begg went missing from his Blandford home on Saturday night.

Mr Begg's body was found this morning after an extensive search by family members, police and a rescue helicopter.

His death follows two separate fatalities on quad bikes in the state near Narrabri and Bathurst last Sunday.

A six-year-old girl died after a quad bike crashed, with two girls, both 13, on the bike with her.

A Bathurst man, 60, died in an accident on the same day.

There have been four fatalities from four-wheeled accidents since the beginning of the year, including the seven-year-old boy who died on a quad bike near Griffith, in the state's south-west in January.

SafeWork NSW called for helmets to become mandatory on the vehicles last week in response to those deaths.

The NSW Government announced on Wednesday that it would double the value of quad bike safety rebates to $1,000.

109 people died on four-wheeler motorcycles from 2011 to 2016.

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Another quad bike death makes three this week

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