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37-year-old man dead after ATV crash in Niagara region

Niagara Regional Police say the incident happened at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

WAINFLEET, Ont. – Police in the Niagara region say a man is dead after losing control of an all-terrain vehicle and landing in a river in Wainfleet, Ont.

Niagara police say the incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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They say a 37-year-old Wainfleet man was driving the ATV westbound when he lost control, left the roadway and struck a tree.

Police say the vehicle continued across a field and landed in the Welland River.

They say the man was airlifted to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The man’s name has not been released.

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