What was meant to be a fun day outdoors ended in tragedy over the weekend at an ATV park near Piedmont, Alabama.

What happened

Around 3:50 p.m. Saturday, first responders were called to Indian Mountain ATV Park.

Authorities say a side-by-side RZR carrying nine people collided with another ATV, then overturned and hit a tree.

Driver Marcus Ragland, 34, and passenger Ashley Brooke Hawkins, 31 — both from Rome, Georgia — did not survive.

The children

Seven kids, ages 1 to 12, were riding in the ATV with Ragland and Hawkins.

Three were flown to trauma centers in Birmingham.

Four were taken to Atrium-Floyd Medical Center in Rome.

Officials have not released updates on their conditions.

What investigators say

Sheriff Jeff Shaver said the RZR appeared to be traveling at high speed befo

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