Billie Eilish expresses heartbreak after 2 teenagers killed in massive pileup crash on way to singer’s concert

A police chase with an alleged kidnapper caused a massive freeway pile-up that killed two Missouri teenagers on their way to a Billie Eilish concert — and the singer weighed in on the “heartbreaking” tragedy.

Kole Cunningham and Lucy Yeates, both 18, died and Yeates’ twin sister, Aubrey Yeates, was seriously injured in the wreck around 7:30 p.m. along Interstate 29 near Iowa as authorities pursued a suspected kidnapper and a 1-year-old who was in the car. according to reports.

Police first received a call about the suspect Sunday morning from a woman who claimed the man assaulted her in a domestic incident and took her baby in Nebraska, according to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office in the Hawkeye State.

She claimed the man was both suicidal and homicidal.

Authorities spotted and began chasing the suspect’s speeding 2023 Kia Sorento as the SUV headed south toward traffic in the left lane, the sheriff’s office said. While most police cars drove on the right side of the highway, a sheriff’s cruiser also drove against traffic to track down the alleged perpetrator.

After the suspect drove into Missouri still the wrong way, it crashed into a 2013 Ford Focus carrying the three teenagers on their way to Eilish, That was reported by KMBC.

That crash caused a 2024 Volvo semi truck to swerve to avoid the crash, but ended up hitting the deputy who was following the alleged kidnapper, law enforcement said.

The suspect, who has not been identified, was also killed in the multi-vehicle crash, while the 1-year-old was rescued from the burning SUV, the sheriff said.

Eilish, who was performing at the United Center in Chicago the night of the crash, addressed the accident on Tuesday in an Instagram post raising money for the surviving victim.

“Sending so much love to the families,” the Birds of a Feather singer wrote online. “so heartbreaking.”

The Yeates family said in a statement that the “senseless” incident left them “with a hole that will never be filled.” according to the Kansas City Star.

Cunningham was remembered as someone who was passionate about music and cared about his friends.

“He will be so missed,” his mother Shanilla Cunningham wrote on social media, according to the paper. “Such an amazing person and so proud to have him as my baby.”