9-year-old girl killed in ATV crash on eastern Ontario trail

OPP in this undated file image.

A nine-year-old girl is dead following a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in eastern Ontario.

Frontenac County OPP responded to a crash involving an ATV on a trail in Ardoch, Ont. on Thursday, 30 km north of Sharbot Lake.

Ontario Provincial Police say the ATV rolled over on a local trail near Greer Road.

“An individual spotted the overturned ATV in a ditch and then located an injured person,” OPP said in a media release. “That individual, a nine-year-old girl from the area, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

OPP said the nine-year-old was driving the ATV with two young passengers who went to a nearby home to seek help. They had minor injuries and were taken to hospital as a precaution.

The investigation into the crash continues.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Frontenac OPP at 1-888-310-1122.