Arkansas boy driving ATV dies after it overturns in ditch

A Dover boy driving an ATV in a rural part of Pope County late Saturday was killed when the vehicle overturned in a ditch, authorities said.

In a preliminary report, Arkansas State Police said the accident occurred near Dover around 11 p.m. when the westbound Honda ATV traveled off Beaumont Beach Road into a ditch on the road’s south side.

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The child, whose age and name were not released, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries.

Travel conditions at the time of the boy’s death were described as clear and dry.

The boy’s death was the 341st reported on an Arkansas road so far this year, according to preliminary state police data.

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