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Conservation Officers with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are looking into a weekend ATV accident they say resulted in a 16-year-old girl suffering a head injury.

Officers say around 6 pm Sunday the ATV left Brooks Bridge Road hitting a guard rail and road sign, causing both occupants to be ejected into the roadway.

The driver of the ATV was a 17-year-old boy, who was slightly injured during the crash. The female passenger was transported by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in Jasper for treatment.

Officers say neither person was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

Responding agencies included the Martin County Sheriffs Department, Martin County EMS, Shoals Fire Department and Indiana Conservation Officers.

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