
Emporia, KAN. (WIBW)--A truck event took a tragic turn Saturday night at the Lyon County Fair. Emporia police said 17-year-old Hannah Deaver was killed after a truck participating in a Mud-A-Thon event struck her.
Marvin Jenkins of Wichita had a full run through the mud pit before his vehicle veered to the right, bounced and cartwheeled over a low pipe railing at the far north end of the area.
Deaver was sitting in the bed of a Ford Ranger watching the event. The incident happened at 6:44 on the Lyon County Fairgrounds in Emporia. Emergency responders transported Deaver to Newman Regional Health. She was later airlifted to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Police said she later died of her injuries from the accident.
The accident also left 17-year-old Alexandria Allen, of Emporia, with non-life threatening injuries. Se was transported and treated at Newman Regional Health.
The Emporia Police Department and Lyon County Sheriff's Department continue their investigation.
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