Juvenile dies in off-road vehicle accident (Union County)

No alcohol or other impairment is suspected

                                 

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that claimed the life of a juvenile today in Union County.

Shortly after 2 p.m., Conservation Officers were dispatched near the 5000 block of North Abington Pike in Brownsville for an ORV accident with injuries.

The initial investigation reveals that the ORV was being operated off road when it rolled over onto the operator and juvenile passenger. Both were transported to Reid Health Hospital in Richmond, where the juvenile was pronounced dead.

The investigation is ongoing, and no alcohol or other impairment is suspected.

Responding agencies included the Union County Sheriff’s Department, Union County Coroner’s Office, Centerville Police Department, Wayne County Coroner’s Office, Reid Health EMS, and the Abington Volunteer Fire Department.

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