Motorcycle accident in Cassville kills two teenagers

Two teenagers from Cassville, Missouri, were killed in a motorcycle accident Wednesday night.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Rylan L. Wilson was traveling on Highway 248 when he lost control of his Harley Davidson motorcycle, went off the road, hit an embankment, and was ejected. Wilson was pronounced dead at an area hospital an hour and a half later.

His passenger, a 14-year-old boy, was also thrown off the motorbike and was pronounced dead at the scene.

This is Troop D's 42nd and 43rd fatalities for 2023.