ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Two teenagers are dead and four others are injured following a wreck in unincorporated north St. Louis County, near the town of Black Jack.
St. Louis County Police say a 14-year-old boy was driving his parents' car with some friends when he struck a sewer culvert just before 3 a.m. Friday, causing it to overturn and crash in a resident's yard.
The boy driving the car, and a 15-year-old passenger, were killed.
The 15-year-old, along with four other passengers ranging in age from 14 to 16, were ejected. No one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt.
No names are being released.
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