ATV driver dead after single-vehicle crash near Dunnville

An ATV driver has died a day after a serious crash just north of Dunnville, Ont.

OPP say the crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday on Melick Road.

A 79-year-old driver from Haldimand County and a 49-year-old Hamilton , Ont., passenger were on the vehicle when it lost control and struck a tree, ejecting both people.

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The operator suffered and was airlifted to a Hamilton trauma centre where he died Thursday.

The passenger was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing, say police.

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