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Deadly UTV crash under investigation in Yuba County

The Yuba County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened near the 1000 block of Feather River Boulevard

YUBA COUNTY, Calif. — One man is dead after a UTV crash in Yuba County Tuesday evening.

A spokesperson for the Yuba County Sheriff's Office said the call was reported as a UTV crash near the 1000 block of Feather River Boulevard. 

A 22-year-old man was driving the Polaris General UTV on a dirt road and crashed into a canal filled with water. A farm worker found the crash and pulled the man out of the canal. The man was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Previously, the sheriff's office reported that two people were in the UTV, but in an update, officials said there was only one person. Drugs or alcohol are not considered a factor in the crash, according to California Highway Patrol.

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