12-year-old girl killed in UTV crash in Buchanan County

A 12-year-old girl died Sunday in an utility-task vehicle (UTV) crash in Buchanan County.

Around 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Buchanan County sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call of a UTV crash near 260th Street and Buffalo Creek Boulevard, southeast of Winthrop, the agency reported Monday.

A 12-year-old girl driving a Polaris Ranger UTV with a passenger lost control of the vehicle, which rolled over into a ditch, ejecting the driver and pinning her underneath, the sheriff’s office reported. The juvenile passenger was not injured.

Lifesaving attempts at the scene were not successful, so the girl was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The crash is under investigation. A UTV is bigger than an all-terrain vehicle and allows for two people to ride side by side.

Other agencies that responded to the crash were the Winthrop Fire Department, AMR Ambulance and AirCare.

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