Three from Aurora killed in St. Louis-area crash
ST. LOUIS - Three people from Aurora have died in a crash outside St. Louis.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the crash happened late Friday night on Interstate 44 in Franklin County. Investigators say a semitrailer hit the left rear bumper of a sport utility vehicle, causing the smaller vehicle to overturn.
The Missouri Highway Patrol says all three people in the SUV were ejected in the crash. Troopers say 73-year-old Ignacio Castro-Perez and 73-year-old Maria Mendoza were pronounced dead at the scene. The third person, 55-year-old Martha Rabadan, was taken to a St. Louis hospital, where she was pronounced dead. All three were from Aurora, Illinois.
Investigators say the 28-year-old truck driver from California was not injured. No charges related to the crash were immediately announced.