A HINTERLAND resident succumbed to his injuries early Wednesday morning following an accident on Tuesday afternoon.

According to reports, two persons were travelling on an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) at about 16:00hrs from Paramakatoi to Mountain Foot when it toppled onto the pillion rider.
As a result, the pillion rider, Robert Aaron, suffered severe injuries about his body.

He was said to have been bleeding from his mouth. Aaron was however taken to the Mahdia Hospital where he succumbed without regaining consciousness around 02:00 hrs on Wednesday while receiving medical attention.

Meanwhile, relatives who are upset that a medevac was not arranged for Aaron who was in a critical condition took to Facebook where they expressed disgust.