Tishomingo wreck: 6 teen girls killed in Oklahoma crash were in car that seats 4

Solely the 16-year-old automobile’s driver and front-seat passenger had been carrying seat belts when the 2015 Chevrolet Spark collided with the truck Tuesday afternoon, based on the OHP.

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The crash occurred in Tishomingo, a rural metropolis of about 3,000 positioned about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma Metropolis, the freeway patrol mentioned. These killed included the 16-year-old driver, three 15-year-olds, and two 17-year-old passengers, the freeway patrol mentioned.

Tishomingo Public College Superintendent Bobby Waitman advised The Related Press that the six had been on a break for lunch on the time of the crash, which occurred a few mile (1.6 kilometers) from Tishomingo Excessive College.

College students within the district of about 850 college students had been at school Wednesday, Waitman mentioned.

“Teachers are secondary, frankly, at this level to the scholars realizing that they belong, that they’ve a protected place,” Waitman mentioned.

“You will by no means totally perceive, I do not suppose we’ll ever totally perceive a loss like this,” Waitman added.

The women’ names weren’t launched as a result of they’re juveniles.

The freeway patrol recognized the motive force of the truck as Valendon Burton, 51, of Burneyville, Oklahoma. The report mentioned Burton was not injured within the crash.

The crash report, launched Wednesday morning, mentioned the circumstances of the wreck remained underneath investigation. However OHP Trooper Shelby Humphrey mentioned Tuesday evening that the ladies’ automobile was making a proper flip when it collided with the truck, KXII-TV reported.

Waitman mentioned funeral companies for the scholars weren’t but scheduled and that the district would work with their households to probably schedule a memorial service on campus.

The crash occurred one week after 9 folks had been killed – together with six members of a New Mexico school’s golf staff and their coach – in a crash in West Texas. In that crash, the Nationwide Transportation Security Board decided {that a} 13-year-old boy was behind the wheel of a truck when it crossed the centerline and collided with a van carrying college students from the College of the Southwest golf staff.