2 children dead after ATV accident in Hamilton

Published October 8, 2022 at 9:10 pm

Hamilton Police

The Hamilton Police are investigating after two children died in an ATV accident this afternoon.

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On Oct. 8, shortly after 4 p.m., police responded to a call to assist EMS and fire crews in the area of Miles Rd. and Airport Rd. in Binbrook.

Binbrook Hamilton

Emergency services were on the scene of an ATV accident involving two children both under the age of 10.

Reports say the ATV went into a pond and a boy and girl were both found in the water and transported to hospital without vital signs.

Both children later succumbed to their injuries and died in hospital.

Hamilton Police superintendent Treena MacSween says in a tweet the service is “heartbroken over this tragic incident.”

Police are continuing to investigate this incident. Anyone with information that could assist police with this investigation are asked to contact the Division 3 on duty Staff Sergeant at 905-546-3886.

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