(KMZA)--A Friday evening single-vehicle crash in northwest Kansas claimed the life of Blue Rapids teenager.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says killed in the crash on a Thomas County road near Colby was 19-year-old Emma Brungardt.

According to the KHP report, Brungardt was a passenger in a pickup that left the roadway and struck a tree row.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 18-year-old driver from Colorado and four other passengers, ranging in age from 18 to 20, were transported to a hospital for treatment of possible injuries.

The Patrol says all six occupants were wearing seat belts when the crash occurred shortly before 9:45 Friday evening.

Brungardt was currently a student at Colby Community College, and was the winner of the 2023 Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas competition.

The Miss Rodeo Kansas Pageant issued the following statement in a social media post:

"The Miss Rodeo Kansas Pageant would like to express our deepest condolences to the family of Emma Brungardt, our beautiful Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas 2023. Emma was a true gem and horsewoman who embodied what it meant to be a rodeo queen, always going above and beyond what was expected of her. We will miss her contagious smile and one in a million personality. Please keep her family and friends in your prayers as they navigate through this unimaginable loss."