Another fatal ATV crash in northern Ont., one passenger killed, driver charged
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A 39-year-old from southern Ontario has died in the northeastern following an ATV crash involving an impaired driver on Saturday, police say.
A 39-year-old from Hamilton, Ont. has died in northeastern Ontario following an ATV crash involving an impaired driver on Saturday, police say. This is seventh person to die in an ATV collision in the region in less than two months.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say the victim was one of four passengers in a side-by-side that crashed on Rain Lake Road in Kearney, Ont., about 100 kilometres south of North Bay.
Members of the OPP along with Parry Sound District Emergency Medical Service and the Kearney Fire Department responded to the single-vehicle collision about 4:40 p.m.
“A 40-year-old and 36-year-old from Hamilton, Ont., did not require medical attention,” said police in a news release.
“A 39-year-old person from Hamilton, Ont., was airlifted to a hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.”
A post-mortem will be scheduled for the deceased and the investigation is ongoing, said police.
As a result of the investigation, the 35-year-old driver from Burlington, Ont. has been arrested and charged with operation causing death and impaired driving.
