(Union County, IN) – Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that claimed the life of a juvenile in Union County Friday.
Shortly after 2 pm, 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 a juvenile passenger.
Both were transported to Reid Health in Richmond, where the unidentified juvenile was pronounced dead.
The investigation is ongoing, and alcohol or other impairment is not suspected.
Responding agencies included the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the Union County Coroner’s Office, the Centerville Police Department, the Wayne County Coroner’s Office, Reid Health EMS, and the Abington Volunteer Fire Department.
