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Teenage moped rider dies in tractor crash

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The 17-year-old boy died at the scene of the crash on the country road near Chester

A 17-year-old moped rider has died in an early morning crash with a tractor on a country road.

Cheshire Police said the collision happened at 07:30 BST on Friday on Welsh Road in Dodleston, near Chester.

The boy from Great Broughton died at the scene, while the 19-year-old tractor driver from Wrexham was uninjured.

No-one has been arrested, but police have appealed for anyone with information about the crash to come forward.

Det Sgt Russ Sime said: "This was an absolutely tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family of the teenager involved."

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