Harwich, MA (July 2, 2018) – An off-road weekend adventure turned to tragedy for an ATV rider in Harwich, Massachusetts. Harwich police, fire and rescue officials were called to the scene of an accident at Jay Z Drive around 3:00 pm on Sunday. The call was in reference to an ATV which had flipped over, causing serious injuries to at least one of the occupants.
The Massachusetts Enviornmental Police rushed to the scene shortly after receiving the call. There, they found an ATV occupied by a driver and one passenger. Neither the driver nor passenger were wearing helmets. Police were able to locate a man who was injured in the crash. The man was breathing but unconscious. He was tended to on scene before being transported to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries to his upper torso. No further word is immediately available on his condition. The other person in the ATV, a female, was not injured. Police have not said what caused the accident to occur.