Two teenage girls were killed Sunday night in a crash on I-80 eastbound in Mercer County, according to Youngstown news station WKBN.
Alexis Myers, 16, and Danielle Nelson, 15, were passengers in an SUV that crashed into a tractor-trailer around 6:40 p.m. The 17-year-old girl who was driving the SUV was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital with serious injuries, according to WKBN. Another passenger was also injured.
Two tractor-trailers were involved in the crash.
The 37-year-old driver of one truck was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, the other driver was uninjured.
The cause of the crash is unknown.
The girls were headed to a religious event at Grove City College, followed by a group of parents in another vehicle.
Jacob Tierney is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Jacob at 724-836-6646, jtierney@tribweb.com or via Twitter @Soolseem.
