A Rhode Island man sustained a serious leg injury in an ATV rollover accident Saturday in Antrim.

According to a statement from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, the crash occurred along a set of power lines adjacent to Mulhall Farm Road. It was determined that 31-year-old Alexander Smith of Rhode Island was operating the ATV with a female passenger when he failed to negotiate uneven terrain, causing the ATV to roll.

New Hampshire Fish and Game states that neither Smith nor the passenger had been wearing helmets at the time of crash. Smith suffered a serious injury to his lower left leg. His passenger was uninjured.

Due to the location of the crash, members of the Antrim Police Department, Antrim Fire and EMS, Bennington Fire and EMS and a conservation officer had to locate the scene of the crash and then perform a carry-out to a waiting ambulance. Smith was transported to Concord Hospital for treatment.

According to Fish and Game, the area was determined to be privately owned property where Smith and his riding companions did not have permission to be operating. Conservation officers remind the public that when operating an OHRV (off highway recreational vehicle), riders must be on an approved trail system or obtain permission to ride on the property.

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