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Teen, 17, killed in school van crash in Cahokia Heights 

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5 other teens, 2 adults were taken to the hospital, police says  

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, IL – A 17-year-old teenager was killed in a school van crash in Cahokia Heights on Wednesday, KSDK said.

The collision happened before 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Illinois 15 and Pocket Road. Police told another news outlet, FirstAlert4, that the van driver may have been speeding, which ultimately led to the crash.

Several juveniles inside the van were entrapped and extricated by firefighters. Out of six of the students inside the van, one of them, a 17-year-old teenager, died of his injuries at the scene.

The other five juveniles inside the van, as well as two adults, were transported to a hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.

KSDK said another vehicle was seen to the side of the road, but it’s unclear whether the van collided with that vehicle.

The van also looked burned, suggesting it may have caught fire, and it appears it was a Ford E-Series van.

According to more information from FirstAlert4, Illinois and Missouri state law have banned those particular vans from being used to transport K-12 children to and from school because they are deemed dangerous to drive. One example is that the “National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has consistently issued warnings regarding the potential rollover of 11-15 passenger vans,” and they do not meet strict state and federal standards for seating and crash protection.

Belleville Township High School District 201 confirmed on Thursday that they ended their services with MVP Transportation, but have not confirmed why these students were being transported to school in that van.

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