FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – A man from the Netherlands died Sunday when the UTV he was a passenger in rolled in Otter Tail County.
The Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the scene where Jim Jan, 21, was thrown from the machine. The side-by-side landed on top of Jan.
Witnesses tried to lift the UTV, but were not able to get it off of Jan. He died at the scene.
The driver, 43-year-old Jan Nijland, of Brandon, Minnesota, suffered serious injuries. He was flown to a hospital. His condition has not been released.
Parker’s Prairie Ambulance, Millerville Rescue, Alomere Ambulance, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, and the Minnesota DNR assisted at the scene.
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