ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 16-year-old girl died after a police chase Saturday morning in Bonne Terre.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the unidentified teen was driving a 2013 Buick Enclave heading southbound on Highway 67 and evading police shortly after 9 a.m.

The driver was trying to avoid stop sticks on the road, which caused the car to drive off the road down a steep embankment. The car overturned, and the driver was ejected from the vehicle.

The accident happened on Highway 67 north of Highway 32.

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.

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