Detectives said Ayed Alsaiti died at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Sunday night following an ATV accident.
The accident happened while Alsaiti and his family were visiting friends at a home on Barbour Lake Road in Hope Mills.
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According to authorities, Alsaiti and another child were riding on the ATV when the driver lost control of the vehicle and Alsaiti was fatally injured. He was not wearing a helmet.
Alsaiti's body was taken to the State Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy.
Alsaiti was a sixth grader at South View Middle School. Grief counselors were at the school Monday.
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