Mass. lady, 25, and boy, 7, killed in separate ATV, UTV crashes round New England

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Royalston’s Abigail Divoll and an unidentified 7-year-old Pepperell boy have been killed in separate small-vehicle crashes simply hours aside.

Two individuals from Massachusetts have been killed Saturday in separate small-vehicle crashes round New England. 

Royalston, Mass. resident Abigail Divoll, 25, died in an all-terrain automobile crash in northern Maine Saturday afternoon, based on the Maine Warden Service. The crash occurred shortly earlier than 1 p.m. close to Quill Hill Highway in Coplin Plantation.

Divoll was driving the ATV with Hubbardston, Mass. resident Matthew Tolman, 26, after they struck a washout on the path and misplaced management, the Maine Warden Service stated in a information launch. Divoll was killed within the crash, and Tolman — who was thrown from the ATV — was flown to Maine Medical Heart in Portland with a severe head harm.

Neither have been sporting helmets, and the Maine Warden Service stated velocity and alcohol might have been components within the crash.

Afterward Saturday, a 7-year-old Pepperell, Mass. boy was killed in a Vermont crash involving a crossover utility automobile. 

Vermont State Police stated the crash occurred round 7 p.m. on Misplaced Mile Highway within the city of Newfane, about 20 minutes north of Brattleboro. 

Based on officers, Pepperell resident Matthew Conlon, 40, was driving a John Deere Gator with six individuals onboard, together with 5 kids. State police stated Conlon misplaced management on a curve within the street and the UTV overturned, injuring a number of passengers. 

Vermont State Police didn’t establish the 7-year-old boy, who was taken to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and later pronounced lifeless. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, however state police don’t consider the motive force was impaired on the time of the crash.