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Man dies in ATV rollover near Olds, Alta.

A man was killed in an ATV rollover near Bowden, Alta on Sept. 10, 2018. File / Global News

A man is dead after his ATV rolled over east of Bowden, near Olds, Alta., on Sunday.

RCMP said they were called for reports of a rollover on some private land around 7 p.m.

The driver, a 62-year-old man, was operating the vehicle near a wooded area of his property when it rolled-over on a small embankment, police said.

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“The driver became trapped under the quad and died of his injuries,” police said in a news release Monday. “Alcohol is not believed to be a factor.”

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The name of the man has not been released and police said RCMP Victim Services have been requested.

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Bowden is about 95 kilometres north of Calgary, Alta.

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