Separate ATV crashes in Minnesota over the weekend left three young people dead.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department says an ATV accident on Saturday claimed the lives of two 10 year old boys. Deputies received notice of the crash around five p.m. When they arrived on scene they found the victims dead.
Also on Saturday a rollover accident in Chisago County involved a 13 year old driver. The male teen was found near the ATV. He was flown to Regions Hospital in St. Paul in critical condition where he later died.


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