Marcus Ragland & Ashley Hawkins, Rome, Georgia parents killed along with seven of their 11 children injured in ATV crash in Piedmont, Alabama [PHOTOS]

 
A Georgia father and mother were killed in a 'horrific' ATV crash over Labor Day weekend, and seven of their 11 children were injured.

Marcus Ragland and Ashley Hawkins, both of Rome, Ga., were killed Saturday afternoon after their RZR vehicle collided with another ATV while off-roading at Indian Mountain ATV Park in Piedmont, Alabama, on the Georgia-Alabama line, according to WANF.

Ragland was speeding when he crashed, sending the family ATV 150 feet before flipping over and colliding with a tree, according to officials, who are awaiting tests to determine whether he was driving drunk.

The parents and the seven children with them, ranging in age from a baby to the eldest at 12, were not wearing seatbelts, which are not required at the park. Nonetheless, officials warned against driving without a safety belt.

Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver stated, 'I'm sure it's not recommended to have nine people, especially young children, in a RZR without safety straps.'

Alabama ATV crash leaves parents dead, 7 kids injured. Pictured, Marcus Ragland, Rome, Georgia.

Ragland was ejected from the driver's seat and pronounced dead on the scene. His wife was airlifted to a hospital and ultimately died. WANF stated that all seven children were hospitalized, with four being airlifted.

Ragland was a father of 10 and Hawkins a mother of three, including two with Ragland according to the outlet.

‘This is just so hard to deal with. It’s just so hard,’ Ragland’s mom, Felecia Towers, told WANF.

ATV crash tragedy

‘I’m still waiting on him to come through the door,’ the mother said, ‘but I know he’s not coming.’

Towers, described her son as adventurous and someone who lived life to the fullest. He went to the ATV park every weekend, she said speaking to 11Alive.

‘This time he wanted to take his children with him, you know, to share the fun,’ Towers added. ‘They were ready to go, so it just ended up being a tragedy. I just hate it.’

Offered Maya Boyett, a longtime friend of the mother and father, ‘They are both two good people, good to their kids, and I really hate that they’re gone now.’

Pictured, Marcus Ragland & Ashley Hawkins, of Rome, Georgia killed in Alabama ATV crash. Images via social media.

Ragland’s 13-year-old son suffered a skull fracture. His 10-year-old daughter was left with a broken collarbone and his 2-year-old daughter has spleen injuries, WANF reported.

The two people in the other ATV were not injured and tried to render aid, according to officials.

The location of the accident was remote and difficult to access, requiring ATV park staff to escort emergency personnel to the crash site, according to the coroner’s office.

Indian Mountain ATV Park is in in the Appalachian Mountain range. At just over 7 square miles, it’s one of the largest private off-road parks in the South.

A GoFundMe has been set up to support Ragland’s children