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State patrol: Teen driver killed after crashing in closed off construction zone on Hwy 36

State patrol investigating fatal crash on Highway 36 in Lake Elmo
State patrol investigating fatal crash on Highway 36 in Lake Elmo 00:39

LAKE ELMO, Minn. -- Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that killed a 17-year-old -- and injured two other teenagers -- east of the Twin Cities Thursday morning.

The Minnesota State Patrol said the one-vehicle crash occurred at around 3:30 a.m. on westbound Highway 36 at Lake Elmo Avenue North in Lake Elmo. The state patrol says the three occupants were in a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox traveling in a closed off construction zone where the vehicle hit a dirt pile and rolled. 

According to the state patrol, the driver, a 17-year-old boy from Roseville, was ejected from the vehicle and killed in the crash. He was not wearing a seat belt. 

The passengers -- a 16- and 17-year-old boy -- were taken to Regions Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. They were both wearing seat belts. 

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