JAY — Authorities are investigating an all-terrain vehicle rollover crash that killed a man and injured his 6-year-old grandson.

The Sun Journal reported that police were called to a crash in Jay on Saturday. Police say they found two riders trapped under an overturned ATV.

Authorities say Thomas Fournier, 68, of Jay was found dead at the scene. Fournier’s grandson, Thomas Messer, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.

Police Chief Richard Caton IV said police aren’t sure how the crash happened. An old trail is near the scene of the crash but police are not sure if the two rode on it.

Police continue to investigate the crash.

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