Boy dies after ATV crashes into car in south Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A boy is dead after an ATV crash on the South Side. 

On Tuesday at about 2:25 p.m., Columbus police said a man was driving south on South Fourth Street near East Barthman Avenue in a 2001 Volkswagen Golf. At the same time, a man was driving a 2013 Can-Am Outlander ATV with a boy passenger eastbound from an alley.

The ATV driver struck the Volkswagen on its passenger side, and both the man and child were ejected from the ATV. 

Medics took the ATV riders to a hospital, both in critical condition. The driver of the Volkswagen was also taken to a hospital, but he was stable. At 11:27 p.m., the boy was pronounced dead. 

Columbus police continue to investigate.