Virgina, MN (KROC-AM News)- An ATV rider was airlifted to a hospital following an ATV crash in northeastern Minnesota

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That’s according to a news release issued Friday morning by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. First responders were dispatched to the crash shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday. 

The ATV crash happened on a rural road about 16 miles northeast of Virgina. The news release says responding deputies found the driver pinned under the vehicle in a ditch. 

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Medical personnel and first responders treated the individual at the scene until they were able to be airlifted to a hospital in Duluth for further care.

The ATV driver’s name is being withheld pending notification of their family members. 

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Their current condition has not been disclosed. The news release says authorities are investigating the cause of the accident. .

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