The Brief
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Al. - Two adults were killed and seven children were injured during an ATV crash Saturday afternoon in Cherokee County, Alabama, just across the Georgia state line near Floyd County.
What we know:
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 3:47 p.m. central time at Indian Mountain ATV Park.
When first responders arrived 18 minutes later, they found two side-by-side RZRs had collided. One of the ATVs, carrying nine people, overturned after the crash and slammed into a tree.
The other ATV had two passengers, and neither of them were injured in the crash, according to the sheriff's office. They tried to help the victims after the crash.
Deputies said the driver of that ATV was ejected and died at the scene. An adult female passenger