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Woman killed in crash on I-55 in south county

The driver lost control while changing lanes, went off the interstate, hit a guardrail and overturned, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A woman was killed and a man was injured in a one-vehicle crash Sunday evening on Interstate 55 in south St. Louis County.

The crash involved a Ford F-150 near Lindbergh Boulevard, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. The driver, later identified as Rebecca Travis, was driving southbound and lost control while changing lanes.

The truck went off to the right side of the road, hit a guardrail, went down an embankment and overturned, the patrol said.

Travis was pronounced dead at the scene. She was 49 years old and from Cadet, Missouri.

A man who was in the pickup truck was seriously injured.

The crash forced emergency responders to close all lanes of I-55 near Reavis Barracks Road for a few hours.

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