PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) -- A western Kentucky child has died following an all-terrain vehicle crash.
Ciara Greenwell of Reidland in McCracken County died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday night.
The Paducah Sun reported the 12-year-old girl was injured Saturday night when the ATV she was riding hit a fence.
Hospital spokeswoman Barb Cramer told the newspaper Ciara died about 7:45 p.m. Sunday following surgery.
McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden said his office has investigated a growing number of ATV crashes. Hayden said the child's family donated her organs.
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