St. Louis, MO – A wrong-way crash involving two vehicles on Interstate 55 left two people dead Friday evening in south St. Louis, prompting a major response from local authorities.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, around 7:30 p.m., 911 dispatchers began receiving reports of a gray Kia SUV traveling the wrong way on the northbound lanes of I-55 after entering from the Truman exit.
Minutes later, officers from District 3 responded to a crash on I-55 northbound near the Gasconade entrance ramp. The collision involved the reported gray Kia SUV and a white Corvette. Authorities confirmed the driver of the Kia, an adult woman, and the driver of the Corvette, an adult man, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
The northbound lanes of I-55 have been closed at the 4500 block of South Broadway while the department’s Accident Reconstruction unit conducts an investigation. Police have not released the identities of those involved as of Thursday night.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes while the investigation is underway. There is no immediate timeline for when the highway will reopen.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash and whether impairment or other factors were involved.
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