Three teenagers died Tuesday in a violent wreck in Monroe County. The rollover crash happened just before 2:30 p.m. north of Valmeyer on Bluff Road at Trout Hollow Road.
The Illinois State Police is handling the investigation. Bommarito Automotive SkyFOX was over the scene. The crash involved a vehicle and a box truck.
According to police, it appears the box truck was traveling southbound on Bluff Road and collided with a passenger vehicle that was traveling northbound.
The car was destroyed beyond recognition. Three people inside the car were ejected from the vehicle and killed.
The names of some of the victims have been released. State police said the driver was Joshua Moat, 18, of St. Louis. The passengers were 15-year-old and 13-year-old girls.
A woman who narrowly escaped being a part of the collision was driving behind the truck as saw it happen.
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