Two More ATV Death's in NL #nltraffic

The RCMP reports that there were two fatalities attributed to ATV's in Forteau and Placentia recently.

Shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Forteau RCMP received a report of a man trapped underneath an ATV in a residential area in Forteau. Police attended the scene and determined that the man lost control of the ATV while trying to load it onto the back of a truck. The man, who died on scene, was not wearing a helmet.

Shortly after 3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, Placentia RCMP were advised of an overturned side-by-side ATV on the old railway bed near Placentia Junction. Police attended the scene. Both men were originally trapped underneath the ATV. The driver managed to free himself after some time and departed on foot to call for help. The passenger died at the scene. Neither of the men were wearing a helmet and the passenger was not wearing a seat belt. The investigation into this collision is continuing.

These two deaths raise the total lives lost involving off-road vehicles this year to 17.