26 year-old South Hadley resident died after losing control, hitting several trees
By Anthony Fay Published: June 23, 2016
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – An ATV rider was killed, and his passenger was seriously hurt, after the vehicle crashed into several trees Wednesday night.
Mary Carey, spokesperson for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, told 22News that the accident took place before 10:18 P.M. on a dirt and gravel trail off Lithia Springs Road in South Hadley.
The operator of the ATV, a 26 year-old South Hadley resident, was taken to Holyoke Medical Center, and died shortly after he got there. His passenger, a 30 year-old woman from Chicopee, was also taken to Baystate Medical Center. Carey described her injuries as serious.
Carey said it appears the operator of the ATV lost control of the vehicle, and crashed into multiple trees along the trail.
South Hadley police, state police, and the environmental police are all looking into the cause of the accident.
No names are being released at this time.