Indiana schoolboy chokes up as he recalls surviving prom night crash that killed his friend, 18, and her high school sweetheart
Jaxon Smith had to stop to collect himself as he recalled Saturday s deadly crash while en route to his high school prom in Arcadia, Indiana
Smith suffered a concussion, a cut on his upper lip and a possible tear to his right rotator cuff as a result
His girlfriend, who was not named, was with him in the back seat, and also survived the smash
But Smith s longtime friend Kalen Hart, 18, and her boyfriend Lendon Byram, both died when an SUV T-boned Byram s Honda
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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.
High school student and her boyfriend are killed on way to senior prom in two-car accident in Indiana
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Two Indiana high school students were killed and two others injured in a car crash on their way to prom Saturday night. (Times of Trenton file)
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Two others were also injured in the horrific car accident. Their injuries were not critical.
According to the, the Indianapolis Star, Lendon Byram and his girlfriend Kalen Hart have been identified as the victims who perished in the auto accident involving two cars, near 281st Street and Lacy Road in Hamilton County reported, according to the police.
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Kalen Hart, 18, and her boyfriend Lendon Byram died after another vehicle crashed into them in Arcadia, 40 miles north of Indianapolis, on Saturday night
The couple were on their way to Hart s senior prom at Hamilton Heights High School at the time
Her boyfriend, who was driving at the time, was a junior at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis
Two other students who were in the back seat of the car were hospitalized with injuries that weren t life-threatening
The school announced it is offering grief counceling for fellow classmates.
Two Indiana high school students died over the weekend in a car crash on the way to their prom, KHOU 11 reported.
Two students died on their way to the prom at Hamilton Heights School Corporation in Arcadia, Indiana, while two others suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash, CNN reported. The prom was immediately cancelled after news of the tragedy broke.
Hamilton Heights Superintendent Derek Arrowood sent a message to families sharing the news. It was also posted on their Facebook page. We are reaching out to share there has been an accident involving Hamilton Heights students on their way to prom, Arrowood said in a statement. It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we have been informed that two students involved in this accident have died from their injuries.