Eight-year-old killed in ATV collision in northern Ontario

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An eight-year-old has died after being ejected from an all-terrain vehicle in a collision in Plummer Additional Township, Ont., on Friday night.

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An eight-year-old has died after being ejected from an all-terrain vehicle in a collision in Plummer Additional Township, Ont., on Friday night.

OPP and paramedics responded to the scene around 7 p.m. after two ATVs collided in a field in the township, about 60 kilometres east of Sault Ste. Marie. 

The child was transported to hospital in Thessalon and was later pronounced dead. 

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

The OPP continues to investigate. 

A post-mortem will take place in Sudbury at a later date.
 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 27, 2025.

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