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N.B. senior killed in ATV crash, 90-year-old driver in hospital

RCMP say an 85-year-old New Brunswick woman has died following an ATV crash near St. George. File / Global News

An 85-year-old New Brunswick woman has died after an ATV crash in Mascarene, just outside St. George.

RCMP say they responded to a report of the crash on Murray Lane in Mascarene just after 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

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Police say it appears the 90-year-old male driver lost control on a gravel road, causing the vehicle to roll over.

RCMP say neither the driver nor the passenger was wearing a helmet.

The two were taken to Saint John Regional Hospital, where the woman died the next day.

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The driver remains in hospital.

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Police say the investigation into the crash continues.

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