2 girls, teen boy dead after separate ATV crashes Saturday in Minnesota
AFTON, Minn. – Two 10-year-old girls and a teenage boy are dead after separate ATV crashes Saturday in Minnesota.
UPDATE: 13-year-old Chisago Co. boy who died in ATV rollover was experienced rider, mom says
The Washington County Sheriff's Office says the crash involving the girls happened at about 5 p.m. on the 1000 block of Neal Avenue South in Afton. The girls were found trapped under the ATV, and first responders were unable to save their lives. They were both pronounced dead at the scene.
The other crash happened at about 2:20 p.m. in Lent Township in Chisago County. The sheriff's office says a 13-year-old boy rolled the ATV on the Ivywood Trail near Kale Avenue. He was airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul in critical condition.
Sunday morning, the sheriff's office identified the teen as Mason Demenge of Chisago City and said he died of his injuries. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Both crashes are under investigation.
