Four teenagers were killed and another was injured Monday in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a Lincoln Navigator, Fulton County police said.
The teens were confirmed to be students at Langston Hughes High School, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Breaking: Four teens killed in crash were all Langston Hughes High School students, Fulton County Schools spokeswoman confirmed. pic.twitter.com/jTxdSn13BM
— Rikki Klaus (@RikkiKlaus) April 24, 2017
The school system will have a counseling team at Langston Hughes on Tuesday to help students and staff, Fulton County Schools spokeswoman Susan Hale said.
It was also a bad day for Cobb County schools as two Lassiter High teenagers died in an afternoon crash.
The crash happened around 1:17 p.m. at Campbellton Fairburn and Butner roads in south Fulton, police said.
Five teens, four boys and a girl, were inside the SUV when the crash happened, Fulton police Cpl. Maureen Smith said. Three of the teens were trapped inside the car and had to be extricated, Fulton fire Deputy Chief Charles Stubb said. The driver was ejected.
Assistant principal at Langston Hughes just told us the school is suffering a tragedy, following crash that killed 4 teenage boys. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/8t2luErFrW
— Rikki Klaus (@RikkiKlaus) April 24, 2017
The girl, who was pulled from the back seat, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with injuries. Her condition was not released.
The tractor-trailer driver was also taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
3 of the teens killed were trapped in the silver SUV, 1 ejected, and 1st responders saved a teenage girl pic.twitter.com/upOhrEzRYZ
— Tyisha Fernandes (@TyishaWSB) April 24, 2017
Fulton police said the preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the SUV ran a red light, causing the collision.
Police did not release the identities of the teens pending notification of next of kin.
No other details were released.
