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Alberta man killed in ATV crash north of Havelock: Peterborough County OPP

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Peterborough OPP investigate a fatal ATV crash on Fire Route 83 north of Havelock on Tuesday night – Jul 3, 2019

Peterborough County OPP say an Alberta man is dead following an ATV accident north of the village Havelock on Tuesday night.

Emergency crews were called to the scene on Fire Route 83, off of Sandy Lake Road around 10:45 p.m., after several people discovered a crash scene in the area which is about 37 kilometres north of Havelock.

Police say the man was found without vital signs after he was thrown from the vehicle which had left roadway and rolled into a ditch. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the victim was wearing a helmet.

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An Ornge air ambulance was originally called to the Campbellford Memorial Hospital helipad but was later cancelled.

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The victim has been identified as Dylan Lichtenberger, 32, of Airdrie, Alta., just north of Calgary.

His body was transported to the provincial forensic pathology unit at the Forensic Sciences and Coroner’s Complex in Toronto for a post-mortem examination.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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