PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - A 14-year-old boy has died after reportedly crashing while riding his bicycle in Pembroke Pines.
Though it was first suspected that a hit-and-run driver left Bora Duz for dead, Pembroke Pines Police later said no other driver or vehicle was involved.
The medical examiner told 7News the teen fell off of his bicycle and bled to death after severing an artery, along the 1800 block of Northwest 196th Avenue, just north of Taft Street, Monday night.
Investigators were back on the scene Tuesday afternoon. They determined that Duz was not hit by a car when he was found on the side of the road and was rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital.
Several people stopped to help the Silver Trail Middle School eighth-grader.
“We were all just focused on keeping him calm and keeping him still until help got there,” said Megan Carril, who stopped to help.
Family and close friends were seen visiting the site of the crash, Tuesday.
“Oh, my God,” said Naim Shabani, a family friend of the victim. “You don’t want to go through- to see these two parents what they’re going through.”
Devion Smith said he’s known Duz for years. “We met in third grade when he came from Turkey,” he said. “He was a good kid. We used to hang out and everything.”
Those who stopped to help Monday night were devastated to know that Duz did not make it.
“They were able to get his first name. I remember hearing them say Bora,” said Carril. “He was talking when they took him.”
It was an unthinkable loss for those who knew and loved him.
“We were good friends all these years and to find out that he died yesterday, it’s hurting me so bad,” Smith said.
Several of the student’s friends rode their bikes by to see where their friend lost his life.
“We just celebrated his 14th birthday last Saturday at his home,” said family friend Melvin Smith. “He had a pool party.”
Investigators believe this was an accident. This case is still under investigation.
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