Independence teenager killed in ATV accident

LOWRY CITY, Mo. – The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 16-year-old boy has died after crashing his all-terrain vehicle.

The patrol says Mason Atagi of Independence died Sunday afternoon when he lost control of the ATV, hit a tree and was thrown off the vehicle.

Atagi died at the scene, about four miles east of Lowry City, which is about 100 miles southeast of Kansas City.

This story was originally published March 16, 2015 at 7:36 AM with the headline "Independence teenager killed in ATV accident."