Yamaha Rhino rollover kills 3-year-old Wisconsin boy

August 25th, 2008 Mike Evans Posted in ATV accidents, Rollover accidents, Yamaha Rhino ATV |

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.