MOORE, OK. (THECOUNT) — A second Moore Public Schools student pedestrian has died of injuries suffered after struck Monday by a vehicle operated by 57-year-old Mac Leroy Townsend in Moore Oklahoma.
The student killed, who has not been identified, follows the death of senior Rachel Freeman.
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According to police, officers responded at about 3:30 p.m. Monday to a collision involving pedestrians near Moore High School, near Main Street and Eastern Avenue.
Police said a red pickup truck, operated by Townsend, struck six students, now killing two. The students were training for cross country running at the time of the tragic collision.
According to officials Tuesday morning, two students, Kolby Crum and Yurudia Martinez, remain in critical condition. Two others, Joseph White and Shiloh Hutchinson, are said to be in fair condition.
Another victim, Ashton Baza, has been discharged from the hospital.
Townsend was arrested on multiple charges including first-degree manslaughter.
Moore police and officials with Moore Public Schools will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday to provide updates, reports AugustaChronicle.
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Geo quick facts: Moore is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 55,081 at the 2010 census, making Moore the seventh- largest city in the state of Oklahoma – Wikipedia.