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 high schoolers on way to prom killed in crash with another student
2 students die in car crash on way to Indiana prom By WTHR Staff | May 3, 2021 at 12:14 AM CDT - Updated May 3 at 12:14 AM
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. (WTHR) - An Indiana high school prom was canceled after two students died on the way to the dance in a car crash with another teen headed there.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office says a car with four teens was headed to prom Saturday night around 5:15 p.m. when they were T-boned at an intersection. The driver and front passenger were killed, and the two in the backseat were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
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.
Teens killed on way to school prom Lendon Byram and Kalen Hart, pictured at the home of Lendon’s aunt. Picture: Jody Conaway/Facebook
News by Sam Clench 4th May 2021 5:09 AM The families of two American teenagers are in mourning after they were killed in a tragic car accident before their high school prom over the weekend. Lendon Byram and Kalen Hart, from Indiana, were photographed smiling together at his aunt s house on Saturday afternoon, shortly before the fatal crash. The pair were on their way to the home of Kalen s mother, Jody Conaway, when they collided with an SUV at about 5:15pm.