Central Minnesota man, 21, dies in ATV crash

WCCO digital update: Afternoon of May 2, 2024

BELLEVUE TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A 21-year-old man died after losing control of his ATV in central Minnesota on Wednesday.

The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says it received a report around 6:48 p.m. of an ATV accident on the Soo Line Trail, about a mile west of Highway 10 in Bellevue Township.

John Poppen, of Royalton, had been driving the ATV when he lost control, went off the trail and struck a tree, according to the sheriff's office. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

Despite life-saving efforts, Poppen died at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation.

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