A 10-year-old child was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash involving an ATV. A 13-year-old was also transported to a hospital.
CLEVELAND — Two children were injured after a crash involving an ATV and a passenger SUV in Erie County Saturday afternoon, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
A 10-year-old child, who was a passenger on the ATV, was airlifted to UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries, troopers say. A 13-year-old child, who was operating the ATV at the time of the crash, was also transported to an area hospital.
The crash happened around 1:45 p.m. in the eastbound lane of state Route 113 in Milan Township, authorities say.
Troopers say the 13-year-old was driving the ATV down a private drive while a 2021 Toyota RAV 4, driven by a Berlin Heights man, was traveling east on SR-113. The ATV entered the roadway and was struck by the Toyota and caught fire.
The Toyota went off the left side of the roadway and overturned before hitting a utility pole, the highway patrol said.
The crash prompted authorities to shut down state Route 113 for nearly two hours before it reopened.
Troopers are still investigating the crash.