A church van carrying 11 people on Interstate 70 in southern Illinois flipped over on Monday, killing five of the people inside.
NBC News reports that a white 2002 Dodge 15-passenger van was heading eastbound on I-70 when it deviated from the road and flipped several times, causing nine passengers to be ejected from the vehicle before it stopped, according to a report from the Illinois State Police.
"When you get a van loaded with that many people and you run into a problem, the weight shifts and it's bound to go up on two wheels," said Fayette County Coroner Bruce Bowen, who added that none of the victims had identification and that it may take until Tuesday night before they were all properly identified, according to the St. Louis Dispatch.
No other cars were involved in the accident and investigators are working diligently to determine the cause.
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