Alcohol may have been factor in fatal ATV crash: RCMP

RCMP in Nova Scotia said Friday that they are investigating if alcohol was a factor in a fatal ATV crash on Monday.

Police and other emergency responders were called to a logging road just outside New Ross, N.S., in Lunenburg County early that evening for the report of an overturned ATV.

The side-by-side vehicle was carrying four people, including an infant girl. She was taken to hospital where she died.

The driver, a 27-year-old woman, and a 52-year-old male passenger suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital.

RCMP Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said police were unable to make a breathalyzer demand on the woman, who was the driver of the ATV, because of her injuries. He said police will pursue a warrant toobtain blood samples taken at the hospital.

The fourth occupant of the ATV, a child, suffered minor injuries.

Tremblay said it could be months before test results on the blood are available.