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13-year-old girl seriously injured in ATV crash in Phelps County

Missouri State Highway Patrol
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Published 7:21 AM

Editor's note: This article has been updated to say the injured girl was wearing a helmet.

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 13-year-old girl from Newburg was seriously injured in an ATV crash in Phelps County on Sunday morning.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash happened on County Road 7210 and County Road 7240 at 9:20 a.m.

According to the online crash report, the crash happened when the girl was riding a 1995 Honda Fourtrax 300 ATV when she failed to yield at an intersection and was hit by a 2016 Jeep Wrangler.

The 13-year-old girl was flown to St. Louis Children's Hospital with serious injuries. She was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, the report states.

The driver of the Jeep Wrangler driver -- Emily Arthur, 43, of Newburg – had no reported injuries and was not wearing a seatbelt.

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