NEW CASTLE, DE. (THECOUNT) — Jordan Tate has been identified William Penn High School student killed in a crash involving a school bus and a car full of high school girls Thursday afternoon in New Castle, Delaware.
School district officials say, 16-year-old Tate was killed and another 16-year-old student suffered serious life-threatening injuries in a crash at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Karlyn Drive just before 4 p.m. Thursday.
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Two other 16-year-old passengers were also injured. Two children on the bus from Eisenberg Elementary School were taken to DuPont Children’s Hospital as a precaution.
“This is a heartbreaking time for all of us in Colonial Nation. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the families involved,” said Superintendent Dr. Dusty Blakey.
Counselors, administrators and crisis teams will be on hand at schools Friday to assist students, reports FOX29.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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