Philly man, 38, dies after losing control of ATV
A 38-year-old man has died after crashing his all-terrain vehicle in the city’s Tacony section.
Police say the ATV landed on the man after he lost control and hit a fence around 11 a.m. Thursday while trying to make a turn.
Police say the man was driving at high speeds. They say the impact threw him from the vehicle.
He was pronounced dead at Aria Health Torresdale around 2 p.m.
Police didn’t immediately release the man’s name.
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