CEDAR – A 2 vehicle crash in rural Mahaska County last night resulted in the death of a 16-year-old.

According to the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol, last night at around 7:17pm, a 4-wheeler ATV driven by a 19-year-old male and an off-road side-by-side UTV driven by a 16-year-old female were both going eastbound on Soho Circle in Cedar when the vehicles collided in the roadway. There were two 16-year-old passengers in the UTV.

The collision caused the UTV to overturn, ejecting a 16-year-old male passenger. The UTV then overturned onto the youth. Life-saving measures were taken at the scene of the accident; however, the 16-year-old male passed away from his injuries and was declared dead at the scene.

The names of the people involved in the accident have not been released, and the accident remains under investigation. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by members of the Cedar Township Fire and Rescue, the Iowa State Patrol, the Mahaska Health Ambulance Service, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.