VERNON COUNTY, Mo. — A fatal car crash in southwest Missouri left four people dead on Friday night, including three recent high school graduates.
The crash occurred around 8 p.m. on Highway 54 in Vernon County when a Toyota Corolla with a 49-year-old driver and four passengers ages 38, 18, 19, and 21 crashed into a GMC Terrain driven by a 38-year-old also with four passengers ages 39, two 16-year-olds, and an 18-year-old.
According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Toyota Corolla failed to stop at an intersection near Highway 54 and struck the GMC Terrain.
Three women in the Toyota Corrola ages 18, 19, and 21 were killed, and the 38-year-old driver in the Terrian was also pronounced dead after the crash.
According to affiliate station KSNF, the three women have been identified by Climax Springs School District as Ava Wolfe, Jayden Butterfield, and Violet Corado. Wolfe and Butterfield were reportedly employees at the school district.
The three women were going home in the Toyota Corolla after a basketball game when the crash occurred, according to the school district.
The 49-year-old driver and 38-year-old passenger in the Toyota suffered from serious injuries. The 39-year-old passenger in the GMC also suffered serious injuries, and the two 16-year-olds and the 18-year-old suffered minor injuries from the crash.