6-year-old girl pinned under ATV after crashing into creek

DNR photo

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By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

ROSEDALE –  A 6-year-old girl suffered serious chest injuries after being pinned underneath  an ATV when it crashed into a creek this afternoon in Rosedale. 

According to Indiana Conservation Officer Max Winchell, the child initially was transported to a Terre Haute  hospital and later flown to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis for medical treatment.

The victim reportedly was wearing a helmet, which was slightly damaged. 

"The girl was operating a three- wheel ATV when she failed to negotiate a turn and drove the ATV over a steep embankment, approximately 20- feet down, into a creek," Winchell said. "The girl was pinned under the ATV for a short time until her mother lifted it and removed her." 

The crash, which occurred at about 2 p.m., remains under investigation.
     
The Vigo County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police, Otter Creek Fire Department, and Trans-Care Ambulance service and Indiana Conservation Officers assisted at the scene.