BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 14-year-old boy has died after falling off a motorized skateboard inside his home in Beatrice, Nebraska. The accident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Beatrice Police say the youth was riding a motorized skateboard inside his home when he fell. Authorities say the teenager suffered seizures. A relative who was present performed CPR on the youth.
Paramedics took the boy to Beatrice Community Hospital, but he died on the way.
An autopsy was scheduled Thursday, as officials try to determine if the death was due to an accident, or a medical issue. A school crisis team and counselors were being made available to students, today in the Beatrice Public Schools.