Boy Thrown From Overturned ATV Dies In GA

NEWNAN, GA — An 8-year-old boy is dead after being thrown from an ATV Monday afternoon in Coweta County, the Georgia State Patrol said.

The fatal accident happened at 4:15 p.m. at Pate Road in Newnan. A green Honda ATV was heading south on Pate and failed to maintain its lane, authorities said.

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The ATV veered off the west edge of the roadway and hit a mailbox before going left, traveling off the east edge of the roadway and overturning, authorities said.

The boy, who authorities identified as the driver, was ejected from the ATV and pronounced dead at the scene, they said.

Authorities did not identify the boy by name. The GSP is investigating the crash.