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Teenager killed in skateboarding accident
Posted: 03.16.2013 at 9:51 PM
Rachel Welte

Rachel Welte is the Weekend News Anchor and a General Assignment Reporter.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- A 13-year-old has died from injuries he sustained in a skateboarding accident Saturday night.

The Colorado Springs Police Department said the teen was riding his skateboard with a friend on Howard Avenue, between Palmer Park and Uintah, when he hit a curb and was thrown to the ground.

Officers said when they arrived on scene, they learned the teen had been taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Unfortunately the 13-year-old did not survive.

Police said he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

His name has not been released.

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