Two students die in crash on their way to central Indiana prom (Source: Pexels) By Associated Press | May 2, 2021 at 5:43 PM EDT - Updated May 2 at 5:52 PM
ARCADIA, Ind. (AP)
A car crash killed Indianapolis-area high school students who were on their way to prom, authorities said.
The two-vehicle crash, which also injured two other students, happened around 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. One vehicle, a Honda Accord, had four teens in it. They were on their way to Hamilton Heights High School’s prom in Kokomo when their vehicle collided with an SUV. Both vehicles ended up in a field.
The two deceased victims were identified as Lendon Byram, who was driving and Kalen Hart, who was sitting in the front seat.
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Two high school students from Indiana died in a car crash Saturday on their way to the prom.
The students were identified as Hamilton Heights High School senior Kalen Hart and her prom date, Lendon Byram, a student at Cathedral High School, according to reports. We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our own . due to injuries sustained in a traffic accident yesterday, the Hamilton Heights School Corporation wrote. This is an unimaginable loss to these families and our school community.
The crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. local time in Arcadia, about 35 miles north of Indianapolis. Both students were dead when officers arrived.
2 Teens Killed In Car Accident On Their Way To Prom
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Authorities found four Indiana teens inside a crashed Honda Accord Saturday and pronounced two dead at the scene
Police said their vehicle was T-boned by an SUV while the teens were on their way to prom in Kokomo
The crash is still being investigated, but police believe alcohol or drugs were not a factor
Two high school students from Arcadia, Indiana, were killed in a car crash while they were on their way to prom Saturday, police said.
Deputies were alerted of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 281st Street and Lacy Road at approximately 5:15 p.m., WTHR reported, citing the Hamilton County Sheriff s Office.
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Updated 8:48 PM ET, Sun May 2, 2021
Two high school students died in a car crash on their way to the prom, according to a Hamilton County Sheriff s spokesperson. (CNN)What was supposed to be a jubilant rite of passage was replaced by grief and tragedy in Indiana on Saturday.
Two high school students died in a car crash on their way to the prom, Hamilton County sheriff s spokesperson Ryan McClain said.
The crash happened around 5:15 p.m. in Arcadia, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis. When officers arrived, both students were found deceased.
The Hamilton Heights School Corporation identified them as Hamilton Heights High School senior Kalen Hart and her prom date, Lendon Byram.
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Two high school students died in a car crash on their way to the prom, Hamilton County sheriff s spokesperson Ryan McClain said.
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