MCLEANSBORO – Three people were killed in a crash involving their passenger vehicle and a semi Tuesday afternoon on Illinois 142 at County Line Road in Hamilton County.

According to Illinois State Police, the passenger vehicle the three people were in was going south on Illinois 142 when it attempted to pass a vehicle and lost control. The passenger vehicle went off the roadway into the right ditch before it overcorrected and came back onto the roadway. It then crossed the centerline and struck the semi head-on. All three people in the passenger vehicle died at the scene. The semi driver sustained a small cut on his head and was treated on scene.

ISP says no further information is available.