ST. LOUIS, MO – Two people were killed and two St. Louis police officers were injured in a crash in St. Louis County following a pursuit on Friday afternoon, according to Fox 2 Now.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said the incident began when officers in a marked patrol vehicle responded to assist in apprehending three suspects in a vehicle.
When officers began pursuing the vehicle, the suspect who was the driver made a U-turn and started driving in the wrong direction. The vehicle slammed head-on into the patrol car just before 2:30 p.m. on the ramp from the southbound Interstate 170 interchange to eastbound Interstate 64.
Two men in the suspect vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. The third occupant was taken to an area hospital. The two injured police officers, ages 33 and 38, sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.
The crash site was closed for nearly five hours for the accident response and investigation.
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