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Two 15-year-olds killed, another teen critically injured in Adair County wreck

Two teens were killed Friday and another is in critical condition due to a traffic accident in Adair County, Kentucky State Police said Saturday.

Police said Macie Drake, 15, and Abbey Gail Curry, 15, both of Columbia, were pronounced dead of injuries sustained when a Can-Am UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle) driven by Drake southbound on Sanders Ridge Road at 4:53 p.m. CST Friday failed to stop at the intersection of KY 206 and crossed into the path of an eastbound 2004 Ford F-250 operated by Randell Gabeheart, 52, of Knifley.

The UTV was struck in the passenger side and both vehicles went off the road, police said.

Curry was a passenger in the UTV. A third passenger, 14-year-old Raquel Anyesa, of Columbia, was ejected from the UTV and airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center . Police said Saturday morning she remains in critical condition.

Gabehart was taken to TJ Health in Columbia, treated and released, police said.

Autopsies were scheduled for Saturday.

Jack Brammer: (502) 227-1198, @BGPolitics

This story was originally published October 29, 2016 at 11:18 AM with the headline "Two 15-year-olds killed, another teen critically injured in Adair County wreck."

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