Four teenagers killed in southeast Colorado crash

Four teenagers were killed Wednesday nighttime successful southeast Colorado erstwhile the SUV they were successful collided with a semi-truck.

According to the Colorado State Patrol, the clang occurred astir 9:30 p.m. connected Highway 287 adjacent the tiny municipality of Wiley successful Prowers County.

CSP investigators judge a Ford Explorer with 5 teenagers wrong was headed southbound connected the road erstwhile its operator made a near crook successful beforehand of a northbound semi. The SUV was past struck by the truck, according to CSP.

The Explorer’s 16-year-old antheral operator and 3 passengers — ages 14, 15 and 16 — were killed successful the crash. The 4th passenger, a 15-year-old boy, survived the clang and was flown to a infirmary successful Colorado Springs.

A antheral operator and antheral rider successful the semi were besides transported to a hospital. The driver, 25, was released a abbreviated clip aboriginal but the passenger, 50, remained hospitalized with superior injuries Thursday, according to CSP.

State Patrol does not judge drugs oregon intoxicant played a relation successful the crash.