17-Year-Old Girl Killed Following Accident Involving Bridge & Semi On I-44

A 17-year-old girl from Rolla is dead and an 18-year-old seriously hurt after the car they were in became disabled after hitting a bridge pillar on Interstate-44 before being hit by an 18-wheeler in Laclede County.

The highway patrol says it happened around 5:30 Tuesday afternoon.

The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene while the 18-year-old was taken to a Springfield hospital.

The truck driver was not injured.