CARLYLE, Ill. — Three people in a car were killed in a crash in Beckemeyer, Illinois, Friday afternoon.
Clinton County Sheriff Dan Travous said a car and a tractor-trailer were in a head-on crash at 12:04 p.m. on Old Highway 50, a half-mile east of Harper Street.
A 2005 Audi was driven by a 15-year-old girl with a learner's permit. The vehicle was traveling eastbound. Travous said the vehicle crossed into westbound lanes and collided with a Volvo tractor-trailer head-on.
The girl and her passengers, a 43-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, were killed in the crash. The driver of the tractor-trailer had minor injuries.
An obituary named sisters Savanna and Brooke-Lynn Broughton as two of the three victims in the crash.
Both girls were born in West Point, Mississippi, and attended Carlyle High School, the obituary said. They were members of the First Baptist Church of Carlyle.
The girls are survived by their parents and two other siblings.
There were multiple witnesses and 911 calls related to the crash.
Carlyle High School also posted on its Facebook about a 7 p.m. vigil the night of the crash where pastors and counselors would be available for support.
Many cars were in the high school's parking lot where people came together inside.
5 On Your Side did speak to the school's superintendent, who said it was too early to talk to anyone right now as the community tries to focus on each other.
According to Savanna and Brooke-Lynn's obituary, a funeral service will be held for the girls at 3 p.m. Monday.