2 dead, 3 injured on Kansas Turnpike near Topeka

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say two people have been killed and three injured in a single-vehicle crash on the Kansas Turnpike west of Topeka.

The Lawrence Journal-World (https://bit.ly/1qAsxvv ) reports that a sport utility vehicle driving from Omaha, Nebraska, rolled Saturday night near a highway exit. Turnpike officials said the vehicle was turning too fast while exiting the highway.

The victims were identified as 22-year-old Janetta-Marie Niesha Godbolt and 20-year-old Arthur L Godbolt Jr. Three other occupants of the vehicle were taken to a hospital, but their conditions weren’t immediately available.

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Information from: Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World, https://www.ljworld.com