APRIL 2, 2015
PHILADELPHIA, PA (CBS)
A man has died following an ATV accident in Northeast
Philadelphia Thursday morning.
Police say the male was riding an ATV heading
northbound in the driveway between the 6500 block Walker Street and 6500 block
of Algard Street at a high rate of speed.
Authorities say when he tried to make a right turn onto
Magee Street, he lost control of the ATV and hit a fence in the driveway
between the 6600 block of Walker Street and Algard Street.
Police say the victim went into the air and flipped several
times before hitting the ground with the ATV landing on top of him.
Emergency crews rushed him to Aria-Frankford Hospital in
critical condition. He was pronounced dead just before 2 p.m.
The victim’s identity has not been released at this time.