Train collides with ATV in Utah County
Updated: 8/06/2012 5:17 am | Published: 8/06/2012 5:13 am
Payson, UT (ABC 4 News) - A man is dead after his ATV was hit by a train in Utah County.
The accident happened on the tracks between Payson and Genola. Investigators say 36-year-old William Hunter was trying to cross the tracks but got stuck.
When Hunter and a friend saw the train, they decided to get the ATV loose.
The friend was able to jump away from the train at the last moments, but Hunter was hit. He died while being flown to a local hospital.
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