Virginia Teenagers Killed in Bed of Pickup Truck

Shannon Weidemann

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Two teenagers from Cana, Virginia were killed after riding in the bed of a pickup truck. A third victim was killed after not wearing a seatbelt in the cab of the truck. The truck was being driven by an underage and unlicensed driver. The car accident happened on Sunday in Hillsville.

The accident occurred on Virginia 690 in Carroll County, about two miles north of the North Carolina border. The southbound truck was coming out of a curve when the driver veered off the right side of the road, overcorrected and then ran off the road to the left. The truck hit an embankment and flipped before catching fire, Conroy said.

The people hurt in the accident were treated at a local hospital and released. The police are still investigating the accident and no charges have been filed. They believe that high speed contributed to the accident.

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