JACKSON COUNTY—A 12-year-old died in an accident just before 8p.m. Thursday in Jackson County, Missouri.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the boy from Raytown was driving a Monster Moto 80CC mini bike southbound at East 62nd Street and Arlington Avenue. The vehicle traveled off the road, struck a curb and a building.
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene and released to the Jackson County Medical Examiner. He was wearing a helmet, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.