Woman dies in hospital following ATV crash north of Havelock: Peterborough County OPP

A woman succumbed to her injuries following a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle on Saturday evening.

Peterborough County OPP say that around 7 p.m., it was reported that an ATV had left the road and collided with a tree in the Sandy Lake Road area, about 35 kilometres north of the village of Havelock in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township. Emergency crews responded.

Police say the operator of the vehicle was transported to a Kingston-area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The woman was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m. Monday.

On Tuesday morning, Peterborough County OPP identified the victim as Nicole Richardson, 44, of Otonabee-South Monaghan Township.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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