MERCER COUNTY — Two people were injured in a crash just after 4 a.m. Saturday in Mercer County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Polaris Ranger driven by a 16-year-old boy from Indianola, IA, was southbound on Caribbean Avenue three miles west of Mercer.
The ATV traveled off the road, struck a ditch, overturned and caught fire.
A private vehicle transported the driver to MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries.
Mercer County Ambulance transported a passenger Jonathan D. Akes, 18, Des Moines, to Wayne County Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The MSHP did not report if they were wearing helmets.