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13-year-old girl killed in ATV accident near Manchester

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November 28th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Authorities have released the name of the eastern Iowa girl who died in an A-T-V crash the day before Thanksgiving. The Iowa State Patrol’s accident report indicates 13-year-old Charlee Engelken, of Manchester, was a passenger on an A-T-V on Wednesday afternoon when the 14-year-old boy driving the four-wheeler lost control.

The patrol’s report says the vehicle was on a road south of Manchester. The vehicle rolled into a ditch and all passengers on the A-T-V, including the girl, were ejected, then she was hit and killed by the A-T-V.