13-year-old child killed in UTV crash at 2 a.m. Sunday on rural Kansas road
A 13-year-old child was killed and five other people were injured early Sunday after a utility terrain vehicle crashed in Jackson County, Kansas, according to the local sheriff’s office.
The crash was reported about 2:05 a.m. about a half-mile west of South Road on 318th Road, a low-maintenance road in northern Jackson County, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
An initial investigation showed driver had been running the UTV alongside another UTV on 318th Road when the driver lost control and the vehicle overturned, ejecting a 13-year-old front seat passenger.
A deputy sheriff and a passenger administered CPR to the 13-year-old, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene. The child’s name was not immediately released, pending notification of family, according to the sheriff’s office.
Five other occupants of the vehicle were taken to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka and Sabetha Community Hospital. Some of those occupants had life-threatening injuries.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether alcohol played a role in the crash.
