Marlton, N.J. girl killed in ATV accident in New Mexico

Authorities say a 13-year-old girl from Marlton, New Jersey has died in an all-terrain vehicle accident in southeastern New Mexico.

New Mexico State Police say in a news release that Zoe Carr was critically injured in the Sunday night accident in Malaga and pronounced dead at a hospital.

Officers had responded to the crash to find that an ATV carrying Carr and a 13-year-old boy had rolled over. Police say the boy sustained minor injuries.

Authorities say Carr had not been wearing a helmet.

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The incident remains under investigation.

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