/Man seriously injured in ATV collision near Kinmount

Man seriously injured in ATV collision near Kinmount

Published July 7 2017

A 34-year-old man suffered seriousinjuries and a nine-year-old had minor injuries following an ATVaccident near Kinmount on July 6.

Peterborough County OPP were called tothe collision on Reid Street near Dutch Line Road just before 4:30p.m. on Thursday.

According to police the man wasassisting the child with operating the ATV "when the two lostcontrol and crashed into a tree."

"The adult rider was not wearingproper safety equipment and as a result suffered serious injuries"the press release states. He was taken by air ambulance to a Kingstonarea trauma centre.

No names were released by police. The investigation is continuing.