A 17-year-old boy riding a dirt bike died after he and a 14-year-old girl were thrown from their ride in a blistering crash with a minivan just two blocks from his Bronx home, officials said Tuesday.
Juan Alexander Quizhpi Naranjo was riding east on Metcalf Ave. with the girl seated behind him when he crashed into a Honda Odyssey minivan at E. 172nd St. in Soundview about 6:45 p.m. Monday, cops said.
Both teens were thrown from the gas-powered X-Motos dirt bike.
Medics rushed the two victims to Jacobi Medical Center, where Juan Alexander died. He was just two blocks from home when he crashed, according to cops.
The girl who was riding on the back of his dirt bike is expected to recover.
The 42-year-old man driving the Honda Odyssey remained at the scene. No charges were immediately filed as police continue to investigate.