Juvenile dead after head-on crash in Adair County

ADAIR COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal crash in Adair County.

According to a release, KSP Post 15 troopers were contacted by the Adair County Sheriff’s Office to assist in an investigation of a two-vehicle injury collision on KY 206 Friday morning.

KSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old female juvenile was traveling west on KY 206 when it crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into a truck driven by 22-year-old Curtis Bell of Columbia.

The juvenile was transported to TJ Samson Columbia for treatment. She later died due to injuries sustained in the crash.

Bell was not injured.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office, Adair County Fire/EMS, Adair County Coroner’s Office and the Kentucky State Highway Department assisted the investigation.

The investigation is ongoing.