Wellsville man, 25, killed in ATV rollover crash in Allegany County
A Wellsville man suffered fatal injuries Thursday night in an all-terrain vehicle accident in Allegany County, State Police based in Amity reported.
Zachary J. Barnett, 25, a passenger on the ATV, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on County Road 38 in the Town of Alma, about 12 miles south of Wellsville.
The operator, Jesse M. Bestine, 26, also of Wellsville, was taken to Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville with non-life-threatening injuries and later transferred to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
Troopers said that Bestine was eastbound on the road and swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle, causing his machine to roll over several times. An investigation is continuing.
– Dale Anderson