Yamaha Rhino rollover kills 3-year-old Wisconsin boy

August 25th, 2008 Mike Evans

Lancaster, Wisconsin - A three-year-old boy was killed when the Yamaha Rhino on which he was a passenger rolled over on Sunday, August 24, 2008. The driver of the Rhino ATV suffered a broken leg, according to reports by WKOWTV.com and NBC15.com.

This is the second weekend in a row that a child has been killed in a Yamaha Rhino rollover. Last weekend, an 8-year-old Texas boy was killed in a rollover in Oklahoma. These tragic accidents call attention to the dangerous design of the Yamaha Rhino, and the need for Yamaha to take action to remedy the problems.

Yamaha Rhino ATVs have a narrow wheelbase and a high center-of-gravity, making the Rhino prone to rollover accidents. Additionally, 2005 and 2006 Rhinos were sold without doors, allowing passengers’ arms and legs to be crushed during Rhino rollovers accidents. As we have done before, the ATV Attorney Alliance calls on Yamaha to recall the Rhino ATVs to remedy their defective design.

For more information about the dangers of the Rhino ATV, see our Yamaha Rhino page. If you were injured or lost a family member in an Yamaha Rhino rollover or other ATV accident, you can use our online ATV case review form to obtain a free evaluation of your potential lawsuit by lawyers of the ATV Attorney Alliance. The ATV Attorney Alliance is a national alliance of law firms for people injured or killed in a Yamaha Rhino or other ATV accident.

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Texas boy killed in Yamaha Rhino ATV rollover

August 19th, 2008 Mike Evans

McClain County, Oklahoma - An 8-year-old Texas boy was killed on August 17, 2008, when the Yamaha Rhino ATV on which he was a passenger rolled over, according to the Pauls Valley Daily Democrat. Investigators’ reports show the vehicle was turned sharply to the left while riding on dirt in a pasture. The Yamaha Rhino came to a rest on top of the boy, who was pronounced dead of massive trauma at the scene of the rollover.

Yamaha Rhinos have a high center-of-gravity and narrow wheelbase, making them particularly prone to roll over. For more information on the dangers of Yamaha Rhino rollovers, see the ATV Attorney Alliance’s Yamaha Rhino rollover page.

As we have done before, the ATV Attorney Alliance calls on Yamaha to recall the Rhinos to remedy the defective design that makes the Rhino prone to roll over during use.

For information about the safe use of ATVs, visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s ATVSafety.gov.

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