Male Dies Following ATV Accident In Northeast Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A man has died following an ATV accident in Northeast Philadelphia Thursday morning.
Police say the male was riding an ATV heading northbound in the driveway between the 6500 block Walker Street and 6500 block of Algard Street at a high rate of speed.
Authorities say when he tried to make a right turn onto Magee Street, he lost control of the ATV and hit a fence in the driveway between the 6600 block of Walker Street and Algard Street.
Police say the victim went into the air and flipped several times before hitting the ground with the ATV landing on top of him.
Emergency crews rushed him to Aria-Frankford Hospital in critical condition. He was pronounced dead just before 2 p.m.
The victim's identity has not been released at this time.