A 14-year-old boy is dead after the ATV he was driving rolled over on an off-road trail just east of Campbellford late Wednesday afternoon (April 22).
At around 4:15 p.m., officers with the Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a single vehicle rollover involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV).
The driver of the ATV, a 14-year-old boy from the Municipality of Trent Hills, was taken to Campbellford Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The off-road trail was closed between Burnbrae Road East and Loucks Road for several hours while police documented the scene.
Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at online at stopcrimehere.ca.
In Ontario, the minimum age for operating an off-road vehicle on trails is 12 years old.
