PIEDMONT, Ala. (WDNews) – Two people were killed and seven children were injured in an accident at Indian Mountain ATV Park on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to reports.
Emergency crews discovered that a side-by-side RZR carrying nine people collided with another RZR before overturning and striking a tree. The driver was ejected and died at the scene.
Reports say four medical helicopters were called to airlift a woman and three children to trauma centers in Birmingham. The woman later died from her injuries. Piedmont EMS and Atrium-Floyd EMS transported four additional children to Atrium-Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Ga.
The seven children involved ranged in age from 1 to 12 years old. Both victims who died were from Rome, Ga.
The crash site was remote and difficult to access, and ATV park staff had to escort emergency personnel to the scene, according to reports.
