Carbondale, IL : Three people killed in a Wednesday crash in Union County on May, Wednesday 3rd 2017

The Illinois State Police in Ullin identified two of three people killed in a Wednesday crash in Union County.

According to a news release, Cassandra Payne, 28, of Herrin was driving a black passenger car northbound on Shiloh Road, approximately a half mile south of Nance Lane in Union County, when the car ran off the right side of the road. The vehicle traveled through a shallow ditch and ran into a tree before stopping.

Payne and passengers Derrell Smith, 28, of Belleville, and a 1-year-old female were pronounced dead on the scene. A fourth passenger was airlifted from the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Victims identified from Wednesday's fatal Union County crash