By Associated Press - Monday, May 21, 2018

PRESCOTT, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Highway Patrol says an 11-year-old boy died Sunday when a motorized mini-bike he was riding was hit by a pickup truck.

The crash occurred Sunday afternoon about seven miles west of Prescott in Linn County in east-central Kansas.

The patrol says the truck hit the mini-bike from behind and then ran over the vehicle.



The rider of the mini-bike, Kayden Blaes Samyn, of Mount City, died at the scene. He was wearing a safety restraint and a helmet.

The driver of the truck was not injured.

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