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Officials identify five teens killed after crashing off hillside in Grand Junction

Headline from ABC 4 Utah, on the newest of 2 developments

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (ABC4) — The Mesa County Coroner's Officer has identified the five 17-year-old boys who were killed in a Grand Junction crash over the weekend. Five individuals, all 17-year-old boys, were killed after a vehicle left the roadway and crashed in the late hours of August 8.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Car of 17-year-olds goes off Colorado cliff; police say 5 dead

    Headline from WMUR ·

  2. Newest

    Officials identify five teens killed after crashing off hillside in Grand Junction

    Headline from ABC 4 Utah ·

Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. KRDO

    Five people killed after vehicle crashes off cliff in Grand Junction (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KRDO) -- Five people are dead after a vehicle crashed off a cliff in Grand Junction Sunday morning, according to law enforcement. Grand Junction Police Department (GJPD) says they responded to the 2000 block of Lookout Lane around 7:45 a.m. Aug.

  2. The Colorado Sun

    5 young people dead after car drives off cliff in Grand Junction, police say (opens The Colorado Sun)

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    The Colorado Sun's feed description

    Police believe speed could have played a role in the fatal crash Sunday morning

  3. WMUR

    Car of 17-year-olds goes off Colorado cliff; police say 5 dead (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    Five 17-year-old boys were killed in a car crash in western Colorado when the vehicle they were in went off the road and off the edge of a cliff.

  4. East Idaho News

    Five teenage boys killed after vehicle plunges down Colorado hillside (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado — Five teenage boys were killed after their vehicle plunged down a steep hillside in western Colorado. The crash happened late Saturday night near Lookout Lane in Grand Junction but was not discovered until around 7:45 a.m.

  5. ABC 4 Utah

    Five teens killed after crashing off hillside in Grand Junction (opens ABC 4 Utah)

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    ABC 4 Utah's feed description

    Five 17-year-old boys lost their lives after a late-night crash in Grand Junction, Colorado, over the weekend.

  6. Colorado Public Radio

    As school starts, Grand Junction mourns teens killed in car crash (opens Colorado Public Radio)

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    Colorado Public Radio's feed description

    Five 17-year-olds died after the car they were in went off a cliff over the weekend.

  7. BNO News

    5 teens killed after vehicle plunges off cliff in Colorado; 3 identified (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    Three of the five teenagers killed when their vehicle went off a cliff in western Colorado have been identified. All five victims were 17-year-old boys from Grand Junction. The crash occurred near 2694 Lookout Lane in Grand Junction, according to police. First responders were called at about 7:45 a.

  8. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    5 teens killed after driving off cliff in western Colorado (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Five 17-year-old boys died late Saturday night after driving off a cliff in Colorado, according to authorities.

  9. ABC 4 Utah

    Officials identify five teens killed after crashing off hillside in Grand Junction (opens ABC 4 Utah)

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    ABC 4 Utah's feed description

    GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (ABC4) — The Mesa County Coroner's Officer has identified the five 17-year-old boys who were killed in a Grand Junction crash over the weekend. Five individuals, all 17-year-old boys, were killed after a vehicle left the roadway and crashed in the late hours of August 8.

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