(Orange City) — The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal
accident involving an all‐terrain vehicle (ATV). The accident occurred Tuesday
evening near the intersection of Jackson Avenue and 390th Street, five miles
north of Orange City, IA.
A passing motorist observed the ATV in the ditch with a person pinned beneath it.
Kenneth VanGorp, age 65, of Orange City had been driving a 2009 Yamaha 4 ATV
pulling a sprayer trailer westbound in the south ditch of 390th Street when he lost
control of the ATV. The ATV and sprayer rolled in the ditch and pinned VanGorp
beneath it. VanGorp was transported by the Orange City Ambulance to the Orange City
Hospital where he died of his injuries.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Orange City Police Department, Orange City
Ambulance and Orange City Fire Department.
