18-year-old dancing on top of SUV dies after falling, getting hit by fire truck
- An 18-year-old girl named Nyla Simmons died after falling from an Escalade and being struck by a fire truck in St. Louis on April 26, 2025.
- Nyla was dancing on the roof of the Escalade when she fell after the car made a left turn, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police.
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18-Year-Old Girl Dies After Falling Off Truck While Dancing
An 18-year-old Missouri teen was killed when she was run over by a fire truck after falling from the top of the SUV where she was dancing. Nyla Simmons was returning home from a friend's prom party Saturday night when…
Teen, 18, Dancing on SUV Falls and Dies After Being Struck by Firetruck: ‘It’s Tragic that She’s Not Here'
“I’m highly distraught that I don’t get to see what she was going to become,” Nyla Simmons' father, Everett, said of his late daughterKSDK News/Youtube St. Louis Fire Department vehicle.An 18-year-old girl was fatally struck by a fire truck on Saturday, April 26, in St. Louis, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police said.Nyla Simmons was dancing on top of an Escalade around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, police said. Moments later, the car made a left turn, …

18-year-old dancing on top of SUV dies after falling, getting hit by fire truck
An 18-year-old woman was killed Saturday night in St. Louis when she fell from the roof of an SUV and was then struck by a firetruck, police said.
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