ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — One woman was killed in a ripple-effect multi-car crash Friday morning on northbound Interstate 270.
According to an MSHP crash report, the five-car crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. Friday on northbound I-270, south of the I-70 ramp. One person was killed and two others were seriously injured.
Each car was traveling behind the other and headed northbound on I-270 near the I-70 ramp, when one car lost control, spun around and was struck by the second car. The second car then spun around when the third car struck its left side. Then a fourth car struck the third.
The driver in the second car was thrown from her car and into the way of the fifth car. That car then fatally struck her. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
She was identified as 61-year-old Gina Bollinger from St. Louis.
The drivers of the first and third cars were each taken to Mercy Hospital St. Louis with serious injuries. There was no further information regarding their condition as of Friday night.
Each car, except for the fifth one involved, was totaled as a result of the crash. The fifth one had minor damage.
The crash closed the three left lanes while first responders investigated the crash. The crash has since been cleared, and there are no closures in the area.
This breaking news story will be updated when more information becomes available.
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