COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — The state Highway Patrol says a southeast Kansas teenager has died after crashing a car while being chased by law enforcement.

Four other teens were injured when they were thrown from the car.

The patrol says the crash occurred just after 8 a.m. Monday near the Cherokee County town of Columbus while officers were chasing a car driven by 17-year-old Noah Kirsch, of Pittsburg. The car went off the road and rolled over several times.

Kirsh and passengers Autumn L. Bell, 16; Hannah N. Newcomer, 15, and Preston Herzog, 15, all of Pittsburg were transported to Freeman Medical Center. Kirsh died just after 5 p.m.

Another passenger Isaiah Beeney, 16, Pittsburg, was transported to Via Christi.

The KHP reported they were not wearing seat belts.

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COLUMBUS- Five teenagers were injured in an accident while fleeing from law enforcement just after 8 a.m. on Monday in Cherokee County.

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s office said a 2002 Pontiac was reported stolen in Pittsburg.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the Pontiac driven by Noah Kirsch, 17, Pittsburg, was westbound on Northwest Lawton Road three miles northwest of Columbus.

The vehicle left the south side of the roadway, rolled several times, ejected four occupants and partially ejected another.

Kirsh and passengers Autumn L. Bell, 16; Hannah N. Newcomer, 15, and Preston Herzog, 15, all of Pittsburg were transported to Freeman Medical Center.

Another passenger Isaiah Beeney, 16, Pittsburg, was transported to Via Christi.

The KHP reported they were not wearing seat belts.