The operator - a youth - remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. The ATV was seized and the youth was not injured in the collision.
A 70-year-woman is dead after being struck by an ATV in Ship Cove and it was being driven by a young person. Bay St. George RCMP say they got a call about the crash along the main road at 7 o’clock last night. She was rushed to hospital by emergency medical crews, where she died from injuries.
The operator - a youth - remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. The ATV was seized and the youth was not injured in the collision.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is involved in this ongoing investigation.
Bay St. George RCMP is asking any witnesses, or anyone with video surveillance or dash camera footage of the incident to contact the detachment at 709-643-2118.
RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador extends its deepest sympathies to the friends and family of the deceased.
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