Updated: February 3, 2015 - 2:38am
Updated report
The 22-year-old man involved in an ATV crash near Vinland died as a result of his injuries on Sunday, according to Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Lieutenant Steve Lewis.Hospital officials at the University of Kansas Hospital tell my reporting partners at the Lawrence Journal-World that the 19-year-old female remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Original report
Two people were critically injured when their ATV struck a deer in rural Douglas County early Saturday.
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| Map of the approximate crash scene Click image to view larger |
The scene is approximately two and a half miles north of Baldwin City or approximately five miles south of Lawrence.
Deputies were first to arrive on the scene and found a man and a woman, both unconscious, after being thrown from the ATV.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical triaged both of the injured to be in critical condition. First responders from Baldwin City Fire and Lawrence Fire are also on scene.
A 22-year-old man was transported by ambulance to Overland Park Regional Medical Center. A 19-year-old woman was transported by ambulance to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.
Life Star and other medical helicopters are grounded due to current weather conditions.
Overland Park Regional spokesperson Chris Hamele tells the Journal-World that the man remains in critical condition Saturday afternoon.
The woman is in serious condition according to Douglas County Sheriff's Office public information officer Steve Lewis.
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