Boy injured after driving 3-wheeler into ditch
by St. Joseph News-Press
Sunday, May 3, 2009

A 4-year-old Cainsville, Mo., boy is in serious condition after a three-wheeler accident occurred in Mercer County on Saturday evening.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the child was driving a Honda 3-Wheeler northbound on Falcon Street, seven miles northwest of Princeton, Mo. at about 5:40 p.m., when he struck a ditch while attempting to make a left-hand turn into a driveway.

The child was ejected from the vehicle as it overturned, coming to rest partially on top of the boy. The report stated he was in serious condition at the site of the accident.

A Mercer County ambulance transported the child to Princeton, Mo., where he was taken by Lifeflight air ambulance to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., the report stated. A nursing supervisor for the hospital said they had no comment on the boy’s condition.