TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Highway Patrol says a child who was riding a four-wheeler that hit a tree in Madison County has died.

According to FHP, 11-year-old Eduardo Fernandez was riding the four-wheeler Friday when he lost control and drove into an embankment.

The four-wheeler then overturned and slammed into a tree.

Eduardo was thrown from the four-wheeler and died at the scene.

A passenger on the four-wheeler, 26-year-old Leonardo Tamayo, was taken to a Tallahassee hospital with serious injuries.

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