Sun. Sep 8th, 2024
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.