Brooke Carlton, 9, dies after ‘freak accident’ at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (KABC) — A 9-year-old girl died after what was described as a “freak accident” at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park over the weekend.

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and Cal Fire crews responded to the 20700 block of Cereal Street on Sunday around 10 a.m.

When they arrived, they found a group of good Samaritans applying life-saving measures to the girl, identified as Brooke Carlton.

Brooke was on a designated off-road vehicle trail riding an electric motorcycle and was hit by another juvenile who was also riding an off-road motorcycle, according to the sheriff’s office.

The other child was treated at the scene for minor injuries, and Brooke was taken to Inland Valley Medical Center, where she later died.

“We are really saddened by the situation,” Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park said in an Instagram post Monday morning. “This was as freak an accident as the father said. This is not a time to criticize the track but a time to remember this girl and support her family. We are a community and we will do our part to support the family as well. May you rest in peace Brooke!”

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page has been created to help the family.