Tree falls, kills Shelbyville man gathering wood on ATV

MORGANTOWN, Ind. (AP) - Authorities in central Indiana say a man has died after a tree fell on him while he was gathering wood while riding an all-terrain vehicle.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources say emergency responders were called about 7:30 p.m. Thursday to a residence in Morgantown about an ATV accident. When they arrived they found a large portion of a tree fell on 28-year-old Robert C. Blacker of Shelbyville.

Officials say emergency workers removed Blacker from under the tree and took him to a Martinsville hospital where he was pronounced dead. He suffered blunt force trauma to the head and chest.

Official say Blacker was helping gather wood and limbs when the tree broke and fell on him. Authorities say he wasn't wearing a helmet or other protective gear.