TOPEKA, Kan. — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Three children have been killed in a weekend crash on the Kansas Turnpike in the Topeka area, authorities say.
The Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash happened Saturday morning when the minivan went through a barrier wall and collided with a tractor-trailer.
The patrol identified the victims as Laila El Azari and Kylie Lund, both 9, and Brooklyn Peery, 8, all of Topeka.
The minivan's driver, a 5-year-old boy and and a 9-year-old girl also were taken to a hospital. But the patrol says the rig's driver wasn't hurt.
