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Child taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after East Uniacke, N.S. ATV crash

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An ATV crash on a trail in East Uniacke, N.S. has sent a child to hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to RCMP.

Police, fire services and EHS responded to the crash near Beaver Bank Road at around 3:15 p.m. Saturday.

RCMP said a side-by-side vehicle was crossing water when it crashed.

“One of the passengers, a child, who was rescued by the other two occupants, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS,” RCMP said in a release.

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A second passenger, who was a 39-year-old man from Truro, had minor injuries and was also taken to hospital by EHS.

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The driver, a 36-year-old man, was uninjured.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing, RCMP said.

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