STANFORD, Ky. (WKYT) - A southern Kentucky community is preparing to say goodbye to a teenager who died in a crash.

The accident happened on South Fishing Creek Road near Waynesburg in Lincoln County on Sunday.

A 13-year-old passenger passed away. Deputies say a 16-year-old driver was hurt.

Accidents on Lincoln County roads have happened many times, but the collision that first responders were called to on Sunday was a first for some.

“It’s the first one I have encountered in my 12 years of service here,” said Lincoln County Chief Deputy Michael Mullins.

That’s because the vehicle involved was a golf cart.

“When they came upon the curve, they attempted to slow down and negotiate the curve, it left the roadway, hit a patch of gravel and left the roadway and overturned,” said Deputy Mu

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