Boy taken to hospital after crashing go-kart into kangaroo in NSW

A teenager was knocked out and suffered serious injuries after his go-kart crashed into a kangaroo at a NSW raceway.

The 13-year-old was driving the kart at Marrangaroo, near Lithgow, when the collision took place.

He was knocked out and sustained neck, arm, and suspected spinal injuries just before 2pm today.

He was treated at the scene and then airlifted with his mother to The Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, in a stable condition.