
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)- One person is dead following a single car accident that happened near Kingshighway and Cote Brilliante Monday morning.
Around 4:00 a.m., three people riding in a stolen vehicle struck a curb, rotated, and hit a tree with the back of the car. The vehicle rolled over several times, causing one passenger to be ejected.
The person riding in the rear of the car died at the hospital.
The driver and another passenger were injured.
Our Mazda Road Runner Bobby Hughes captured these photos while on the scene.
Police on the scene of a fatal accident in north St Louis. Kingshighway and Cote Brilliant. pic.twitter.com/DBUu6aU6Eu
— FOX 2 Rogue Runner (@RogueRunnerSTL) September 22, 2014
STL Police tell me that a stolen car w/3 occupants struck a tree at high rate of speed. One passenger died . pic.twitter.com/CCkQVLJGeu
— FOX 2 Rogue Runner (@RogueRunnerSTL) September 22, 2014
Passenger dies after stolen car strikes tree on Kingshighway in North St Louis. Two others injured. pic.twitter.com/z6EM2ytENj
— FOX 2 Rogue Runner (@RogueRunnerSTL) September 22, 2014
Northbound Kingshighway to Cote Brilliante will remain closed while an accident reconstruction team investigates.
FOX 2 will keep you updated as details become available.