By Associated Press - Sunday, July 14, 2019

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a 12-year-old boy died after being thrown from an off-road vehicle he was riding in that rolled over.

The Des Moines Register reports that the Jackson County Sheriff’s office is investigating the Saturday afternoon crash in a rural area outside Bellevue, Iowa, that happened during a gathering of off-road vehicles.

Authorities say the boy from Clinton, Iowa, was riding in a Chevrolet Suburban driven by a 15-year-old when the crash happened. The 12-year-old was ejected from the vehicle and pinned underneath it. Three other occupants of the vehicle were not hurt.



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