Woman dies, 5 injured in Suffolk after losing control of sled pulled by UTV

A woman is dead and five other people, including two juveniles, were injured in an incident in Suffolk Thursday where police believe they were using a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) to pull a “makeshift” sled on a rope, according to Police Chief James Buie.

Around 4:03 p.m., authorities in Suffolk responded to a sledding accident on Longstreet Lane — several people were found injured.

Watch: Full interview with Suffolk Police Chief James Buie on sledding fatality

People injured in sledding accident were pulling makeshift sled behind UTV, chief says

In the 9-1-1 audio on the incident obtained by WTKR News 3, a dispatcher reports traumatic injuries as first responders respond to a property in the 2400 block of Longstreet Lane…

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