FORT MYERS, Fla. — A runaway car landed in a retention pond in southwest Florida where it plunged, killing all five teenagers in the vehicle, authorities said Monday.
The incident in Fort Myers, Florida, occurred late Sunday or early Monday and killed three women and two men, all ages 18 or 19, according to Fort Myers Police Department officials.
The names of the teens were not immediately released. No further details were made public on Monday.
The news press in Fort Myers reported that four of the teens worked together at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant. NBC News could not immediately confirm that report.