Two Massachusetts men injured in New Hampshire UTV crash

Two Massachusetts men were seriously injured in a utility vehicle (UTV) crash in Berlin, New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game.

Dezheng Hong, 26, of Quincy, was the passenger in a rented UTV driven by Hanyu Li, 23, of Boston, on the Brook Road Trail in Jericho Mountain State Park, officials said.

Li and Hong’s UTV was second in a group of three UTVs descending a steep grade, officials said. While driving, Li over-corrected the UTV to avoid the side of the trail, causing the vehicle to flip several times and hit a tree, officials said.

The men were taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries, authorities said. They were wearing their seat belts and proper gear at the time of the crash, authorities said.

Speed ​​and inexperience were the main causes of the crash, authorities said.