TANEY COUNTY—A Missouri teen died in an accident just after 1a.m. Friday in Taney County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 GMC Terrain driven by a 16-year-old girl from Powersite was westbound on MO 76 in Kirbyville.
The SUV crossed the center of the road. The driver overcorrected and the vehicle began to skid, traveled off the right of the road, struck a guy wire, overturned and came to rest on its top.
The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.