Two youth were injured in an ATV crash near Backus on Saturday.

Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on October 16th at 12:50 PM, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an ATV crash with injuries on the Bull Moose Trail in Bull Moose Township, rural Backus, MN. Deputies and responders arrived and learned that a 2017 Honda ATV had left the trail, striking a tree.

The driver of the machine, a juvenile female, age 14 of St. Cloud, was treated on scene and transported via helicopter to a St. Cloud Hospital with serious injuries. The passenger, a juvenile female, age 9 of St Cloud, was treated on scene. The investigation indicated that helmets were not worn by either juvenile.

Assisting at the scene were Backus Responders & Fire, North Memorial Ambulance and North Memorial Ambulance.

By — Emma Hudziak