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Two teenagers were killed in a car crash on I-55, in southeast Missouri.
The accident took place before 2 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County.
A 2003 Mazda 6 was disabled from an earlier crash and was blocking both lanes on a bridge when it was hit by a 2013 Ford F150, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The impact caused the Mazda to hit a 16-year-old male who was outside the vehicle. He died, together with a 18-year-old identified as Shayleigh Smith of Jackson, who was in the car.
The driver of the Ford was not injured.
Officials are yet to not identify the 16-year-old.
