Minneapolis crash: 3 dead, 4 hospitalized after stolen vehicle hits semi
Car carrying 7 people crashes into semi, killing 3: MPD
Three people were killed, and four others were taken to the hospital after a car carrying seven people crashed into a semi in Minneapolis early Tuesday morning. FOX 9's Bill Keller reports.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Police say that a crash involving a potentially stolen vehicle and semi-truck left three people dead and four others hospitalized early Tuesday morning in Minneapolis.
Deadly crash with semi-truck
What we know:
The crash happened around 4:12 a.m. Tuesday near Interstate 35W and Southeast 4th Street, located near the University of Minnesota campus.
Police said a semi was exiting southbound I-35W and crossing Southeast 4th Street when another driver struck the semi. The car carrying seven people appeared to be lodged under part of the semi-truck.
Two men in the front seat and a woman in the back seat died at the scene. Two 18-year-old men, a 17-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were extricated from the back of the vehicle and transported to Hennepin Healthcare for treatment of potentially life-threatening injuries.
The semi-driver was not injured, according to police.
Dig deeper:
In an update Tuesday night, police said speed played a factor in the crash, and the Hyundai Elantra that the seven people were in was stolen.
Minneapolis police are investigating a crash that left at least three people dead early Tuesday morning. (FOX 9)
What we don't know:
Police did not say what led the driver to crash into the semi-truck, or how fast the driver was going at the time of the crash.
The incident remains under investigation.
The Source: This story uses information from Minneapolis police and FOX 9 crews at the scene.