Two females dead after separate ATV crashes during the weekend

    Tuesday, 15 August 2023 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    A 15-year-old girl was seriously injured when the side-by-side she was on departed a path way near Bishop’s Falls, she passed away at hospital.

    A 15-year-old girl from Botwood and an 18-year-old Ontario woman have died as a result of separate ATV crashes over the weekend. RCMP say the 18-year-old, who was not an experienced ATV operator, was fatally injured when the ATV she was driving left a roadway near North Harbour late Saturday afternoon. The woman was found dead at the scene. Both the driver and passenger of the ATV were wearing helmets at the time of the crash.

    A short time later, just before 6:00 p.m., a report was received that a 15-year-old female passenger was seriously injured when the side-by-side she was on departed a path way near Bishop’s Falls. Police and paramedics responded; the girl was transported to hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. The driver and passenger of the side-by-side were not wearing seatbelts or helmets at the time of the crash.

     

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