Dec 21, 2023

Missouri boy dies after sport UTV strikes a tree

Posted Dec 21, 2023 2:30 AM

CHRISTIAN COUNTY—A Missouri teen died in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Wednesday in Christian County.

THe Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Polaris RVR driven by a 16-year-old Rogersville, Missouri, boy was westbound on Santa Fe Road two miles south of Rogersville.

The UTV traveled off the right side of the road, struck a tree and the driver was ejected. The Christian County Coroner pronounced the boy dead at the scene.