Overview

• Authorities say two side-by-side RZRs collided on a trail at Indian Mountain ATV Park, and the one carrying nine people traveled about 150 feet before overturning and striking a tree.
• The male driver was ejected and died at the scene, an adult female died after being airlifted, and seven injured children ranged in age from 1 to 12.
• Three children and the woman were flown to Birmingham trauma centers while four other children were taken by ambulance to a hospital in Rome, Georgia.
• The Cherokee County coroner said the man who died was the father of all seven children and the woman was the mother of three, with identities withheld pending notifications.
• The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is leading the ongoing investigation, officials noted the hard-to-reach location required escorts for responders, and a news conference was planned with a potential park statement to follow.