TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LA : Fiery ATV crash kills 14-year-old, injures mother and second teen in Loranger on Monday, 24th July 2023

A 14-year-old is dead after a fiery ATV crash in Loranger, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to the crash on Gilderport Road just after 2 p.m. on Mon., July 24, Chief Jimmy Travis says.

The 14-year-old and a 13-year-old were operating the ATV when they reportedly lost control and struck a culvert and several fence posts. Officials say the ATV then burst into flames, trapping the 14-year-old beneath it.

The mother of the 14-year-old attempted to pull her son from the wreckage but was unsuccessful, Chief Travis says. The mother sustained severe burn injuries on both arms and was taken to the hospital. The 14-year-old died at the scene.

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