WATHENA- An 8-year-old Kansas girl died in an accident just before 4p.m. on Sunday in Doniphan County

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Dodge Cobalt driven by Cadence Orcutt, Troy, was traveling westbound on 175th Road two miles west of Wathena

She lost control of the vehicle and over-corrected to the left. The car went off the left side of the roadway, traveled down an embankment and overturned.

Orcutt was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics.

A passenger in the vehicle Dennis Eugene Meers, 56, St. Joseph, MO., was transported to Mosaic Life Care.

Meers was the girl’s grandfather. He had given her permission to drive the car and she was also not wearing a seat belt, According to KHP Master Trooper Adam Simone.

“A final report on the accident will be given to the County Attorney to determine if charges will be filed in the case,” he said.