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Police investigating hit and run on quad trail

RCMP are looking to identify individuals riding a UTV that allegedly hit a dirt bike on a Muriel Lake trail over the September long weekend
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BONNYVILLE - Bonnyville RCMP are looking to the public to identify suspects involved in a hit and run between a side-by-side utility terrain vehicle (UTV) and a dirt bike that happened over the long weekend.

On Sept. 6, at about 5 p.m., a male was driving a dirt bike on the Muriel Lake Quad trail when he was hit by a side-by-side UTV. The male was brought to the Bonnyville Hospital where he received treatment for a broken leg.

"The side by side is described has an older model four seat Polaris side by side UTV, the UTV is grey in colour had has a big dent in the right side of the front of the UTV," according to RCMP. The grill on the vehicle side is black.

The UTV had three occupants, a young girl was driving, the front passenger was another young girl, and the passenger in the back was a male teenager. Neither of the three passengers were reported to be wearing helmets.

"The driver was wearing a black sweater with some red on it. The male had blond hair and both the girls had long hair," according to a description from RCMP.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Bonnyville RCMP. 

If you have information, please call the Bonnyville RCMP at 780-343-7200. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by Internet at www.tipsubmit.com. You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers, and if you provide information to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest(s), you may be eligible for a cash reward.

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