Leominster firefighter killed in ATV crash near his home

A Leominster firefighter was killed Saturday night in an ATV crash near his home, according to the local firefighters union.Randy Pouliot served 16 years with the department and previously worked with the Gardner Fire Department, Leominster Fire Fighters Local 1841 wrote on Facebook. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. “The Gardner Fire Department is shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of Randy Pouliot,” fire officials wrote in the post. Pouliot served with the Gardner department “for many years,” they said. The Worcester district attorney’s office said in a statement that the fatal incident occurred when the ATV crashed in the woods off Old County Road in Ashburnham near the town line with Gardner. The DA’s office only identified the victim as a 52-year-old Gardner man. “The man had attended a barbecue on Saturday afternoon at the West End Beagle Club in Ashburnham and friends and family became concerned when he didn’t return home late Saturday,” the DA’s office said. A friend went out looking for Pouliot and located him around midnight with the crashed ATV about 10 to 15 feet off a trail, according to the DA’s office. In their post, the Leominster union thanked the first responders who “cared for Randy” at the scene in the Gardner and Ashburnham area.“Thank you also, to all who have reached out to our members with their condolences,” they wrote. 

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