State Police say a 12-year-old girl from Azle, Texas was killed in a single-vehicle crash on I-70 at milepost 86 near Altamont in Effingham County on Friday morning.
Preliminary information indicates the driver of the car, 59-year-old Troy Slagle of Connersville, Indiana, for unknown reasons left the roadway and overturned in the median. The driver, one adult passenger identified as 62-year-old May Lou Simmons of Azle, Texas, and a 10-year-old girl from Azle, Texas were all flown from the scene to a regional hospital for treatment. The 12-year-old girl was pronounced dead on the scene.
The crash occurred at 9:13 Friday morning. All lanes of the Interstate were reopened by 1:41 Friday afternoon.
State Police say the crash investigation is continuing.
