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Toronto-area hunter dies in ATV crash near Bancroft

A hunter from the GTA died following an ATV crash north of Bancroft, Ont., on Nov. 18. Lars Hagberg / The Canadian Press File

Bancroft OPP say a hunter from the Greater Toronto Area died following an ATV crash early Saturday morning.

Officers had to use ATVs to reach the crash scene located off Reber Road in Carlow-Mayo Township, approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Bancroft.

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Police say the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The male driver was operating an ATV en route to a hunting watch, when the collision occurred,” OPP stated Monday morning.

The victim has been identified as Gerald Scott Irvine, 70, of Georgetown.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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