A Todd County, Kentucky family was killed in southern Illinois when severe weather moved through the area over the weekend.
Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon said the swift moving East Fork Creek carried the car off a low-water bridge near the town of Patoka, about 60 miles east of St. Louis, about 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The vehicle became lodged 150 to 200 feet downstream, but shortly after the first firefighter arrived on the scene, the car became dislodged and sank.
Cannon said dive teams recovered the car from the water several hours later and the bodies of the victims from the car.
According to the Kentucky New Era the family was traveling from Kentucky to Minnesota.
Officials in Kentucky confirmed the victims were a part of the same family, but have not yet released their names.
A Todd County funeral home was handling the funeral arrangements.
