Oct 24, 2021

Missouri teen airlifted to hospital after ejected when UTV overturns

Posted Oct 24, 2021 1:30 AM

ATCHISON COUNTY— A Missouri teen was injured in an accident just before 12:30pm. Saturday in Atchison County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Polaris Ranger 1000 driven by a 13-year-old Rock Port boy was northbound on 245th Street two and one half miles south of Rock Port.

The UTV slid off the road, overturned and a 13-year-old passenger from Rock Port was ejected. LifeNet transported the boy to Children's Hospital of Omaha. The teen driver was not injured.  They were not wearing helmets according to the MSHP.