Kankakee, IL : Three men killed and a fourth man badly hurt in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 in Kankakee on Sunday, May 22, 2016

Three men were killed when the car they were in struck a traffic-light pole at U.S. Highway 45/52 and Interstate 57 in Kankakee, authorities said Monday.

The men were identified as Lukas Frye, 25, of Milford, Ill., in Iroquois County, who was driving the black 2007 Nissan Altima; Eddie Sarkozi, 43, of Iroquois, Ill., also in Iroquois County; and Randy Gates, 56, of Kankakee, according to Kankakee County Coroner Robert Gessner.

The three were pronounced dead at the scene at 5:27 a.m. Monday, said Gessner, who added the crash could have taken place Sunday night. Kankakee police discovered the accident at 5 a.m. Monday, according to a Police Department news release.

Gessner said Frye was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected about 30 feet from the car. Gates, a front-seat passenger, and Sarkozi, who was seated in the back, were wearing seat belts, Gessner said. A fourth person in the car was hospitalized and underwent surgery Monday.

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Identities of 3 Kankakee crash victims revealed by authorities