14-year-old dies after accident during practice at Yadkin County motocross track

EAST BEND, N.C. — A 14-year-old from Virginia died Saturday night after an accident during practice at a Yadkin County motocross track.

According to East Bend Motorsports, Camden Trail was riding Saturday night when he and another rider collided in midair near the finish line jump. Paramedics and other emergency personnel were on the scene within moments, but he ultimately died from his injuries.

An obituary posted by Wright Funeral Services said Camden was from Bassett, Virginia, and loved “anything with a motor, especially his dirt bikes.” He also apparently owned his own yardwork business, Cam’s Lawn Care.

“There is nothing that we would have done any differently, but we do seek to honor Camden, and his parents made it very clear to me in the ambulance that he died doing what he loved,” East Bend Motorsports owner Travis Rominger said in a Facebook post. “Their faith is very strong, this is all the details that I will share at this time, as I would just like the entire ebmx family to lift this family up in prayer during an unthinkable time.”

East Bend Motorsports was open for practice on Sunday. Rominger said keeping the track open for practice was something the entire community needed after Saturday’s tragedy.

“All my six kids have ever known is track life and church life and occasionally a beach/mountain/Disney trip, and of course my boys ride and race, and I used to race, and it’s about time to come back out of retirement and get on a gate,” Rominger said in a Facebook post. “Life is tough and some days it just plan sucks but our only option is to press on. We all grieve and handle things differently, and that’s what make everyone so special.”