Tragedy struck a North Texas school district just days before the end of the school year. Two elementary students are among four family members killed in a head-on collision in Wise County. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
Three children and their mother were killed in an early-morning crash northwest of Fort Worth on Tuesday morning, DPS says.
The four people killed were all riding an SUV just before sunrise when it collided head-on with a tractor-trailer near Farm-to-Market Road 1810 and County Road 1340 east of Chico.
The driver of the truck was taken to a hospital after the crash with non-life threatening injuries, according to DPS.
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Late Monday, DPS said a preliminary investigation indicates the SUV driver passed in a no-passing zone, struck a Mack truck towing a tanker trailer, causing the SUV to catch fire.
DPS identified the SUV driver as 32-year-old Brandy Price.
Price and her 10, 7 and 3-year-old children died at the scene, DPS said.
Randy Brawner, superintendent of the Chico ISD, sent a message to parents Tuesday morning after learning of the crash.
"It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of two Chico Elementary students. Such a sudden loss of a classmate can have a profound effect on students even if they are not in the same class. It would not be unusual for students to behave or express themselves differently during the next few weeks," Brawner wrote.
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Chico ISD said counselors were on campus Tuesday and will continue to be available as needed.
"Our continued priority is the emotional and physical well-being of all our students," Brawner wrote. "Thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and your continued support for Chico ISD."
The school district said funeral arrangements are pending.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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