Advertisement

ATV crash in Norfolk County sends three teens to hospital, one with life-threatening injuries

File photo. Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press File

Ontario Provincial Police say three teenagers were taken to hospital after an ATV crash in Norfolk County Thursday.

Emergency services responded to the scene on Bell Mill Road in Middleton shortly before 1:30 p.m., where they discovered a 15-year-old boy pinned beneath the vehicle.

READ MORE: Ingersoll man killed by skid steer remembered by friends as “joyous”

Investigators say the boy had been driving the ATV with a 14-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl as passengers when he lost control and crashed into a tree. The driver had to be extricated and was airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital with serious life-threatening injuries.

Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.

Get breaking National news

Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

The other teens were taken to hospital by an ambulance and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Bell Mill Side Road was closed between Goshen Road and 3rd Concession Road NTR for several hours.

Story continues below advertisement

Police say their investigation is ongoing.

Sponsored content

AdChoices