DEMA, Ky. — A Knott County teenager was killed Tuesday after a crash on an ATV.

Diamont. G. Caudill, 16, of Dema, was riding an ATV that was being towed by another ATV along Old House Branch Road just before 5 p.m., Tuesday. Caudill’s vehicle went out of control and overturned, ejecting him.

Caudill was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Caudill’s body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. According to Kentucky State Police, he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

The incident remains under investigation by KSP Post 13 Trooper Jody Sims.