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Boy, 15, dies, flies off ATV into tree in crash

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say a 15-year-old boy has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash.

The incident occurred Sunday evening and investigators said the youth received a mortal head injury when the ATV ran off a street and hit a tree. The boy was thrown forward and also struck the tree. He was taken to Calloway County Hospital, where he died.

KSP Trooper Michael Bennett investigated and noted the ATV was a 2000 Polaris Magnum

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