Okanagan hit by second ATV fatality in a month

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A 72-year-old man is dead after an ATV crash near Peachland on Wednesday.

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West Kelowna RCMP said the man died after going off trail near the former Gladstone Mine close to the 4600 block of Ponderosa Road in Peachland.

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“Preliminary investigation indicates the ATV left the trail, travelled down a steep embankment, and rolled before coming to rest against trees,” said RCMP Const. Ash Puri. “The rider succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

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Neither alcohol nor drugs are believed to be factors in the crash. The trails in the area are commonly used by off-road vehicles, and he was travelling with another rider before becoming separated.

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The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) was called to assist RCMP, the B.C. Coroners Service, and emergency responders in accessing the remote site to recover the rider and ATV.

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The incident comes weeks after a separate ATV accident close to nearby Idabel Lake, just east of Kelowna, where one person died and two others were injured on July 3.

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In June, two children were killed and three others injured after their side-by-side UTV rolled over on a rural road near the northern B.C. community of Pouce Coupe.

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The driver, who was seven years old, was one of those killed, along with an eight-year-old passenger.

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