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Local ATV rider dies on snowmobile trail

A person from North Bay was pronounced dead at the scene
2020-08-01 ATV Patrol
OPP file photo

A North Bay person is dead after an ATV accident this afternoon (Saturday).

On September 19, 2020, at noon members of the North Bay OPP responded to a fatal accident involving a single All-Terrain Vehicle on a snowmobile trail in Phelps Township.

The accident occurred when the ATV veered off the trail. A person from North Bay was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is continuing into the cause of the accident with the assistance of the Office of the Chief Coroner, an OPP Traffic Collision Investigator, and a Collision Reconstructionist.  

A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place on Tuesday.  Police did not say if the victim was male or female.

OPP says more information will be released when available.


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