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ATV accident at Children’s Wish fundraiser sends man to hospital

Injuries not considered life threatening

SaltWire Network | Posted: Aug. 19, 2018, 6:36 a.m. | Updated: Aug. 19, 2018, 6:36 a.m. | 1 Min Read
An Eastern Health ambulance leaves Whiteway Pond just off Patrick's Path in Torbay with a patient on board being taken to the Health Sciences Centre for treatment after the male was taken from the water Wednesday afternoon by members of the Torbay Volunteer Fire Departnent and the St. John's Regional Fire Department’s cold water rescue team.
An Eastern Health ambulance is shown in a Telegram file photo. Paramedics responded to an ATV accident off Kenmount Road Saturday during a fundraiser. - Joe Gibbons

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St. John’s, N.L. — The RNC, HSC and St John’s Regional Fire Department responded to an ATV collision off Kenmount Road Saturday afternoon about 12:30.

A 22-year-old man participating in the TruXravaganza Children’s Wish Fundraiser rolled the ATV over during the event.

He was transported to the Health Sciences complex for treatment of injuries that were not considered to be serious. The matter is under investigation.

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