13-year-old boy dies in ATV crash in New Brunswick

A 13-year-old boy has been killed in an ATV crash in New Brunswick.

RCMP say officers responded to the crash at around 3:45 p.m. Oct. 27 near Route 305 in Haut-Lamèque, N.B.

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The driver, who was the sole occupant on the ATV, had lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a gravel pit.

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The boy, who was from Lamèque, was taken to hospital in Tracadie before being transferred to the Moncton Hospital. Police say he died of his injuries on Oct. 28.

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The investigation into the crash is ongoing.