A 16-year-old boy was killed in a rollover crash while trail riding in south Jefferson County Thursday night.

The crash happened about 6:30 p.m. in a wooded area near the 4500 block of Old Overton Road. Birmingham and Vestavia Hills police as well as Jefferson County sheriffs deputies responded to the scene. Rocky Ridge and Vestavia Hills fire medics also were at the location.

The location is off Overton Road and Interstate 459 near Liberty Park. First responders are parked just inside the gates of Cahaba Park Church, formerly the Carraway Davie House event center.

Authorities said the teen boy and two other teens were jeep riding on a power line trail when the vehicle flipped, and the 16-year-old passenger was ejected. The other two teens were not injured but were visibly distraught at the scene, as were family members of the teens.

The crash happened in the woods and, as of 8 p.m., traffic fatality investigators were just arriving at the scene to begin the trek to the site. The crash remains under investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office.

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