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A mother and her two children were injured in Dade County Tuesday morning in an ATV accident.

"[She] was taking them to the school bus," said Dade county Sheriff Ray Cross.

Neighbors say it's not unusual for the family living off Highway 111 to use a four wheeler to get over their tough, steep drive way terrain.

"We do have a lot of hunters and people who do have firearms and stuff in this area, so people do use their ATV's," said Cross.

This morning around 7:15, something went wrong for the mother and her two kids.

Dispatchers say the woman was coming down the hill from her home when the throttle got stuck. The ATV Crashed into a large rock and flipped over.

The wreck tossed the kids 30-40 feet away. The ATV landed in some woods.

"The four wheeler went approximately 35 feet in the air and injured all three," said Cross.

Dispatchers tell us the mother, though badly shaken, was able to get her children to a neighbors house and call for help.

"I know they did call for life force, but life force couldn't fly this morning because of the fog," said Cross.

Dade county EMS arrived within minutes and took the 8 and 11 year old to the hospital. One has a broken arm and head injury. The other has similar injuries and complaining of body pain.

"They don't do seat belts, but they should wear a helmet, but they did not have helmets on," said Cross.

The 30 year old mother was also taken to the hospital, but was able to walk in.

According to the Consumer Federation of America 2012 statistics, nearly 110,000 people are hurt in ATV accidents each year.
Sheriff cross says this accident is a reminder for others to be safe.

"ATV's are very dangerous and can get up to high rates of speed. Please always wear a helmet and please be careful."

Depend on NewsChannel9 to bring you more details on this developing story as they come in.

By Drew Bollea