ELLIS COUNTY -A rural Ellis County teen died from injuries sustained in a Thursday morning ATV accident southeast of Hays, according to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Ed Harbin said the 15-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister were riding on an ATV in 1800 block of Munjor Road when he lost control and crashed into a fence.

Both were transported to Hays Medical Center by Ellis County EMS, where the boy died from his injuries.

Units from Ellis County Rural Fire, the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene.

The sheriff’s department is investigating the accident, and names are not being released due to notification of next of kin.