Two injured in ATV crash on Finn's Bay Road

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LAIRD TWP, ON - A crash involving an ATV and two people in Laird Township sent the driver to Sudbury Hospital by air ambulance.

On Saturday June 30 at about 6 p.m. a man and his young daughter were on a four-wheel ATV.

The man was at the end of a driveway off of Finn’s Bay Road in Laird Township and was turning around to go back into the driveway.

The investigation has revealed that the driver was traveling at a very slow speed.

The ATV rolled over into the ditch and landed on top of the two people.

The man was transported to hospital by ambulance and later flown by air ambulance to a hospital in Sudbury.

He has been treated for head injuries and has since been released from hospital.

The young seven-year-old girl on the ATV did not require hospital treatment.

Both the driver and passenger were not wearing helmets.

Charges under the Off Road Vehicle Act of Ontario are expected to be laid against the driver.

The driver has been identified as a 36-year-old Almonte Ontario resident.

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