Patrol says 14-year-old died after ATV crash in southeast Missouri

KENNETT, Mo. -- Authorities say a 14-year-old was killed when the all-terrain vehicle he was on crashed in southeast Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred Wednesday afternoon on a Dunklin County road just west of Kennett. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the ATV ran off the road and crashed, throwing him off.

The patrol said the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. He lived in Kennett. His name hasn't been released.

--Associated Press