DETROIT — Three women were killed in a crash early Sunday morning on a Detroit freeway, according to Michigan State Police.
The crash happened at 2 a.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes on the Lodge Freeway near Wyoming Avenue, according to police.
The driver failed to turn the wheel on a curve and left the freeway, speeding up an embankment through shrubbery and becoming airborne, according to police.
The vehicle landed on the entrance ramp to the southbound Lodge from Wyoming and hit a concrete barrier, according to police.
The driver and both passengers, all women from Detroit, were killed in the crash, according to police.
Investigators believe speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.
Police did not identify the victims, as they were still investigating the crash.
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