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Teen dies after ATV crash in Eastern Townships

The Sûreté du Québec is investigating a fatal crash in the Eastern Townships. Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press

A 16-year-old boy is dead after an ATV accident in Quebec’s Eastern Townships Saturday.

The all-terrain vehicle lurched out of control as the teen tried to climb a hill in a quarry near Stanbridge Station, about 70 kilometres southeast of Montreal.

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Quebec provincial police say the teen was taken to hospital in critical condition but later died of his injuries.

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Authorities are investigating.

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