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Woman dies after ATV hits tree in North Haven

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Police say a young wife was killed after getting into an accident while riding an all-terrain vehicle in North Haven.

The 23-year-old West Haven woman struck a tree around 1 p.m. Sunday in a wooded area near the North Haven and Wallingford town line.

Investigators say the woman was ejected from the vehicle. She was riding ATVs with her husband at the time of the crash.

WTIC-TV reports the accident occurred adjacent to the Quinnipiac River in the sand pits between Dodge Avenue and Toelles Road.

Paramedics treated the victim at the scene and transported her to an area hospital, where she eventually succumbed to her injuries.

North Haven authorities are investigating the death.

Police and fire crews from North Haven responded along with the Wallingford Fire Department.

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