Authorities in central Illinois say three people were killed when a vehicle left a roadway and crashed into a lake. The Fulton County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened Monday night southwest of the city of Canton. Police say a preliminary investigation found the vehicle was traveling on Route 5 when it veered off the right shoulder before crashing through grass and brush, rolling down an embankment and landing on its side in the water.
The identifications of the victims weren't immediately released pending notification of relatives. Three other people in the vehicle were sent to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The accident happened on a roadway just west of Spoon River College's main campus.
