A juvenile was declared dead after a fatal ATV accident Saturday morning in Delta Junction.

According to Alaska State Troopers, troopers and medics responded to a parking lot near the Richardson Highway in Delta Junction at approximately 12:16 a.m. after the accident.

Troopers found that a teenager was driving a side-by-side with a passenger in it when the two hit the hitch of a goose-neck trailer that was parked and disconnected from a vehicle. The juvenile was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Impairment does not appear to be a factor in the collision, troopers stated.

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