Athol,MA : Woman suffers injuries in ATV accident on May,Sunday 27th 2018

A woman suffered serious injuries after crashing an all-terrain vehicle Sunday afternoon, according to the Athol Police Chief Russell Kleber. The woman was taken to Athol Hospital by ambulance after she was safely removed from the area by the Athol Fire Department paramedics. Later, she was transported to a Worcester hospital.

Around 4:30 p.m. the police received a call that a 25-year-old female crashed the vehicle in a sand pit near Partridgeville Road and Coolidge Street.

Once police and fire personnel responded to the scene, the terrain and distance to the road made it difficult to get to the patient.

The all-terrain vehicle was obtained by the police. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. According to the Athol Police Department, the Massachusetts Environmental Police will take over the investigation.


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Woman suffers injuries in ATV accident