A 38-year-old man was killed Sunday when the "side-by-side" off-highway vehicle he was riding became stuck on a hill and later rolled on top of him, according to a press release. 

Christopher Guse, who lived off Grand Avenue near Orange City, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash after first responders were called to his home around 5:40 p.m., according to the release from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

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Guse was riding the side-by-side in the backyard when it became stuck on the edge of a hill, the release stated. Guse stepped out of the vehicle and used a skid-steer, a machine that looks like a small bulldozer, to move a trailer away from the hill, a report stated.

Guse then tried to climb back inside the side-by-side when its weight shifted and it started rolling down hill, the release stated. 

Guse tried to get out of the vehicle's path but it rolled over him, the release stated. 

Side-by-sides differ from ATVs in that they have at least two seats and riders sit next to each other; with ATVs, riders straddle the seats like on a motorcycle, according to the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association. Side-by-sides, which are considered off-highway vehicles, also use steering wheels and have foot pedals as opposed to handlebars on ATVs.

Between Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2018, the Consumer Product Safety Commission was aware of 2,211 deaths involving off-highway vehicles from 2,156 incidents, according to a report it released in September 2021.

Of those incidents, 1,591 involved ATVs; 506 involved recreational off-highway vehicles; and 47 involved utility terrain vehicles. Vehicle classifications were unknown for the remaining 67 deaths, but they were either ROVs or UTVs, according to the report.

Most of the fatalities involved the vehicles overturning or colliding with objects, such as another vehicle or a tree, the report stated.

In Florida, 79 people were killed in 76 fatal incidents involving off-highway vehicles in the same three-year period, according to the report. Florida ranked sixth in the nation with 3.6% of all reported deaths from incidents, the report stated. Texas ranked first with 6.3%.

Nationwide, 298 children younger than 16 died in incidents during the three-year period. Of those children, 142 were under the age of 12, the report stated.

From 2016 to 2020, the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 526,900 injuries were treated in emergency departments linked to off-highway vehicles or an average of about 105,400 treated injuries per year.

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission