71-year-old man dies after an ATV crash in Conception Harbour

    Friday, 21 March 2025 10:13

    By Tonya Organ

    A motorist came upon the overturned ATV that was towing a trailer, resting in a ditch on the side of the road. 

    A 71-year-old man is dead after an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash that happened yesterday (March 20, 2025), in Conception Harbour.

    Shortly after 8:30 a.m. Holyrood RCMP received the report of the crash.  A motorist came upon the overturned ATV that was towing a trailer, resting in a ditch on the side of the road.  The lone driver of the ATV died at the scene.

    The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is involved in this ongoing investigation.

     

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