A Merrimack man was badly hurt when his ATV hit a stump on a trail system in Hopkinton on Sunday afternoon.
New Hampshire Fish and Game saysthey were notified of the accident at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday on the Boundtree trail system in Hopkinton.
The victim, Phillip Batten, was suffering from “serious but non-life threatening injuries,” according to New Hampshire Fish and Game. Hopkinton Police and EMS arrived quickly on scene.
Batten had been riding with a group of friends. Fish and Game says he struck a stump and lost control of the ATV, “throwing him from the machine.”
New Hampshire Fish and Game reminds riders to ride within your skills and ride in groups, noting that the friends were able to quickly call for help.
Monitor staff