Two Rogersville teens were killed and another injured in a two-vehicle collision 9:30 p.m. Thursday on U. S. 60 80 feet east of Rogersville.
According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2008 Mercury Mariner driven by a 17-year-old Rogersville girl crossed the westbound lanes of U. S. 60 and was struck by a 1999 Kenworth W900 driven by a 78-year-old Monticello, Kentucky man in the intersection. The Mercury Mariner overturned several times and traveled off the right side of the roadway.
Two passengers in the Mercury Mariner, a 16-year-old Rogersville boy and a 15-year-old Rogersville girl were pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle's driver was treated for moderate injuries at Cox South Hospital, Springfield.
The fatalities were the 45th and 46th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.
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