Man in critical condition following ATV accident

An all-terrain vehicle or quad overturned on a rural property in Salmon Arm Wednesday night.

A 22-year-old Salmon Arm man remained in hospital in critical condition Thursday, July 9 following an ATV accident the night before.

Salmon Arm RCMP report that officers were called to a rural property in Salmon Arm at 8:45 Wednesday night, responding to a report of the 22-year-old and a 54-year-old man riding a quad when it overturned.

Police say the older man suffered minor injuries but the 22-year-old sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to Kamloops General Hospital in very serious condition.

Police are withholding the names of those involved and the accident is under investigation.

 

Salmon Arm Observer