City of Kawartha Lakes OPP confirm a three-year-old child has died following an ATV collision on Sunday morning.
OPP say around 11:30 a.m., the child was operating a beginner-sized ATV – without permission on private property in the Hamlet of Glenarm – when the bike rolled. The hamlet is about 25 kilometres north of Lindsay.
The child was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, police said.
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OPP members trained in collision reconstruction were on the property for several hours collecting evidence.
The name of the child is being withheld pending the notification of next of kin, OPP said Sunday night.
On Tuesday morning, OPP said the victim is a boy from Ramara Township. No other information has been provided.
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