Joplin-area crash claims three lives
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) _ Three Afton, Oklahoma, residents are dead after the car they were riding in slammed into a tractor-trailer and burst into flames along Interstate 44, just west of Joplin, Missouri. <br/><br/>TheSaturday, June 24th 2006, 5:55 pm
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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) _ Three Afton, Oklahoma, residents are dead after the car they were riding in slammed into a tractor-trailer and burst into flames along Interstate 44, just west of Joplin, Missouri.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Russell Gregson, 19-year-ol Nicole Turner and 16-year-old Keri Hopper all died in the crash.
The patrol says the victims' car crossed the median on I-44 and hit the side of the tractor trailer. The rig overturned and both vehicles caught fire.
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