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Car made rolling stop before crash that killed 6 Oklahoma high school students, authorities say

The small car that collided with a semitruck in Oklahoma, killing all six high school students inside, made a rolling stop before it was hit by the larger vehicle, federal authorities said Thursday.

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement that witnesses reported seeing the 2015 Chevrolet Spark roll through a stop sign and onto a road where a truck loaded with gravel collided with the car.

The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety said in a statement that the driver of the car tried to turn left onto U.S. Route 377, which has a posted speed limit of 50 mph.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed to KFOR that six Tishomingo High School girls all died in the crash. They were in a car that collided with a semi-truck. (KFOR)
Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed to KFOR that six Tishomingo High School girls all died in the crash. They were in a car that collided with a semi-truck. (KFOR)

The vehicle had no doors or a roof. They were torn off in the crash, and emergency responders were trying to get the victims out.

The six students, who had been on lunch break at their high school in Tishomingo, a town of about 3,000 in the south-central part of the state, all died.

The students were young. Their identities have not been released.

Bobby Waitman said in a statement that students and faculty members were beginning the process ofending broken hearts.

He said that the greatest property as a teacher is to meet the emotional, mental, social and physical needs of their students.

Natalie Houston, who knew one of the crash victims, told NBC affiliate KFOR of Oklahoma City that it was a tragedy.

She told the station that they had their whole lives ahead of them.

The truck driver was not hurt. State authorities said he was wearing a seat belt. Only the front passenger and the driver wore safety devices in the four-seater car.

Oklahoma is the only state where passengers older than 7 are not required to wear seat belts.

William Van Tessel told the AP that the unbelted people put everyone at risk.

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