A Harvest 12-year-old died after being critically injured from a go-kart crash in Madison County Saturday evening.

The child was riding a Manco Dingo Go Kart in a Meridianville neighborhood when the cart veered off the road and struck a culvert, throwing the child off the vehicle, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

The child was transported to a nearby hospital but later succumbed to their injuries.

They were not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, troopers said.

The crash happened at approximately 5:20 p.m. Aug. 9 on Stewart Road, about two miles southwest of Meridianville.

ALEA is continuing to investigate the incident.

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