By James Heider

Writer/Reporter

Early Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, police responded to a fatal crash near the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. According to FOX9, a car carrying seven people crashed into a semi-truck and became got lodged beneath it’s trailer. Three people died: two boys in the front seat and a female passenger in the back seat. The four occupants were hospitalized with serious injuries.

Police said speed contributed to the crash. The semi-truck was exiting Interstate 35W and crossing Southeast Fourth Street at the time of the collision. The truck driver was not injured, and the investigation is underway. Police also said the car had been reported stolen.