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Three killed in SUV rollover crash
WEB-THREE-KILLED
Josefina, Emily and Ivan Mateo
Three Kentucky natives died in a Sunday crash in Van Buren County.The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. on State Highway 111 near Baker Mountain Road when a Mercury Mountaineer with seven people in it suddenly turned left, rolled several times across the median into the southbound lanes and came to a rest in an emergency lane.One person was trapped in the SUV while the other six were ejected. The driver, 34-year-old Josefina Mateo, died along with her 18-year-old sister Emily Mateo and her 11-year-old brother Ivan Mateo, according to the THP. All three are from Monticello and were traveling from Georgia to Kentucky. The other four people in the vehicle were flown to Erlanger Hospital, with two in critical condition.