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Boy, 12, dies in Southeast Texas after golf cart rolls over

An 11-year-old child suffered massive head trauma after a golf cart crash in Magnolia, according to Montgomery County officials. (KPRC)

MAGNOLIA, Texas – A 12-year-old boy was killed over the weekend when the golf cart he was riding in rolled onto its side on a Southeast Texas road, authorities said.

Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Erik Burse said Tuesday that a 16-year-old girl was driving the golf cart Sunday evening in neighborhood near Magnolia when she made an abrupt turn that caused it to roll onto its side.

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Burse said the 12-year-old and the 16-year-old were the only two occupants of the golf cart. He said the boy was pronounced dead at a hospital and that the girl was treated and released.

Magnolia is located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Houston.


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