Teen motorbike rider in critical condition after being pepper sprayed by NSW police then crashing

Eighteen-year-old was stopped in West Tamworth early Friday and allegedly resisted arrest before riding off and crashing into parked car, police say

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A critical incident investigation is under way after police pepper sprayed a teenage motorbike rider who later crashed and had to be taken to hospital in critical condition.

Police stopped a motorbike on a footbridge off Gipps Street in West Tamworth, New South Wales, while patrolling around 3.50am on Friday.