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“font-size: 9pt; font-family:”>According to KSDK.com, police are

working to identify all five people killed in a Friday night

collision involving the vehicle they were in and a tree in north

St. Louis.

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“font-size: 9pt; font-family:”>The crash occurred Friday evening

around 9:15 at the Shreve Avenue exit off of Interstate

70.

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“font-size: 9pt; font-family:”>Police continue to work at obtaining

names for the victims which includes four young men in their late

teens or early twenties, and a five or six year old boy, all of who

died.

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“font-size: 9pt; font-family:”>Authorities say the eastbound

vehicle went out of control, left the highway surface and continued

though a grassy knoll before slamming into a tree.

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“font-size: 9pt; font-family:”>Four of the people killed; including

the child were pronounced dead at the crash scene.  The fifth

victim died Saturday morning at a St. Louis hospital.

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“font-size: 9pt; font-family:”>The surviving victim remains

hospitalized and was listed in stable condition just before noon

Saturday.

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“font-size: 9pt; font-family:”>No word from police on what caused

the driver of the vehicle to lose control.  The names of the

victims are not yet known and will not be released until family

members have been notified.

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“font-size: 9pt; font-family:”>Information from KSDK.com

contributed to this report.

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