PIKE COUNTY, Mo. — A 15-year-old died and another teen was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in an ATV crash in Pike County.
According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 6 p.m. Wednesday on County Road 268, north of Highway D.
MSHP said two teenage girls, a 14 and 15-year-old from Eolia, Missouri, rode an ATV vehicle off the left side of the road, went up an embankment, slammed into a tree and rolled over.
The 15-year-old driver was taken by helicopter to SSM Health DePaul Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The 14-year-old was also taken by helicopter to St. Louis Mercy Hospital with serious injuries.
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