UNION TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – Two teenagers were injured Sunday afternoon in a all terrain vehicle crash on North Union City Road just south of Dayburg Road.
The Branch County Sheriff’s Department says the crash involving a Polaris RZR 1000 side by side vehicle in a tall grass private field was reported at about 1:10 p.m.
They say according to information given at the scene, four teenagers were in the vehicle which was being driven by a 15-year-old boy. The driver tried to negotiate a turn and lost control of the side by side causing it to flip over multiple times before it came to rest on the driver’s side.
Two passengers, a 17-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, were ejected and suffered visible head injuries. The driver and another 15-year-old juvenile passenger did not sustain any injuries.
The injured passengers were taken to ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital where they were treated for their injuries and listed in stable condition.
The Sheriff’s Department says their investigation showed the 17-year-old and the 13-year-old passengers were not wearing their seatbelts. Speed, age and inexperience are believed to be a factors in the crash.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by LifeCare Ambulance, Coldwater Fire Department First Responders and the DNR.
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