Six high school girls were killed in a crash with a tractor-trailer on an Oklahoma highway, officials said Tuesday.
Students were in a passenger vehicle that collided with a tractor-trailer around 12:30 p.m., according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokeswoman Sarah Stewart.
Stewart said all six victims were women. The state of the semiconductor was not immediately known.
Footage released by local TV station KJRH-TV showed a crumpled black vehicle with the roof torn off. What appeared to be a pink steering wheel was separated from the vehicle and was lying on the ground.
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“It’s still fresh, we’re trying to figure it out,” said Trooper Eric Foster, a spokesman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Tishomingo Public Schools released a letter to parents and the school community on Tuesday afternoon.
“We feel it is imperative to let you know that our district suffered a great loss today,” Tishomingo Public Schools Superintendent Bobby Waitman said in a letter to the community. “Our hearts are broken and we mourn with our students and staff.”
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The Johnston County, Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday that a highway in Tishomingo, Oklahoma had been reopened after an “absolute tragedy.”
The small town of about 3,000 people sits about 100 miles southwest of Oklahoma City,
Contributor: Hogan Gore Oklahoman; The Associated Press
