6 students killed in crash with semi

TISHOMINGO, Okla. (AP) — Six teenage college students have been killed in a two-vehicle collision in southern Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Freeway Patrol stated Tuesday.

The scholars have been in a passenger car that collided with a semi about 12:30 p.m. in Tishomingo, a rural metropolis of about 3,000 positioned about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma Metropolis, in line with OHP spokesperson Sarah Stewart.

The ladies have been eastbound on Oklahoma 22 when their car was struck by a rock hauler that was approaching from the east on U.S. 377, OHP Trooper Shelby Humphrey informed KXII-TV of close by Sherman, Texas.

Maps present the intersection is on the finish of a 90-degree curve of U.S. 377 from east to south. The ladies’ automotive was making a proper flip when it collided with the truck, Humphrey stated.

Stewart stated she didn’t have the precise ages of the scholars, however all six victims have been feminine. The situation of the semi driver was not instantly recognized.

Pictures from the scene of the crash confirmed a nearly destroyed black car with what seemed to be a pink steering wheel among the many rubble.

Tishomingo Public Faculty Superintendent Bobby Waitman stated in a Fb put up that the district had “an awesome loss” involving college students from the district’s highschool.

“Our hearts are damaged, and we’re grieving with our college students and workers,” stated Waitman, who didn’t instantly return a telephone name on Tuesday.

Waitman stated counselors can be out there at the highschool all through the evening Tuesday and that faculty can be open on Wednesday with a deal with “the emotional well-being of our college students.”