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3 girls hospitalized after truck rolls off I-65 bridge

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Three girls were hospitalized after a truck rolled off a bridge in Indianapolis Tuesday morning.

Indiana State Police troopers, along with other first responders, were called to the area of northbound I-65 near Raymond Street just after 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

When they arrived to the scene they found two teenage girls had been ejected from a Dodge pickup truck after the truck rolled off a bridge. A third girl was found trapped inside the Dodge. All three victims were taken to area hospitals.

Authorities believe Kya Lasley, 17, of Trafalgar, was driving a white Dodge pickup northbound on I-65 near Raymond Street when the truck was involved in a sideswipe collision with a red GMC pickup truck that was also traveling northbound.

Investigators say the collision happened when Lasley was changing lanes.

The Dodge struck a guardrail on the right side of the highway before hitting a concrete barrier and overturning and falling on the city street below.

Lasley and her front seat passenger, Megan Murray, 17, of Trafalgar, were ejected from the truck and seriously injured. A third girl, 10-year-old Keilyn Stauffer, was trapped in the Dodge. She was extricated and transported to a nearby hospital. Her condition was not provided.

The driver of the GMC, Nelson Concepcion Jr., 56, of Indianapolis, was not injured.

Officials with the Indiana State Fair say the girls were part of 4-H and wished them well as they recover.

The right two lanes of I-65 at Raymond Street were closed for about six hours. They have since reopened.

Police do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash. The investigation is ongoing.