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Shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday, Deontae Jamal Gillis, 17, was driving a 2000 Dodge Ram on Russell County Road 18, about 15 miles south of Phenix City, when the pickup left the road and struck a tree before catching fire. Two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, Janika Rogers, 17, and Asija Johnson, 16, both of Fort Mitchell. Gillis was brought  to Columbus Medical Center with injuries.