OCALAS FATAL CRASH TRAGEDY : a minute ago 4 teenager found dead 2 critically injured in ocalas community mourns..
OCALAS FATAL CRASH TRAGEDY : a minute ago 4 teenager found dead 2 critically injured in ocalas community mourns..
4 teen girls dead and 2 others critically injured after crashing into tree, police say
By KGO via CNN Newsource
Published: Apr. 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM EDT
MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) – A California community is in mourning after four teenage girls were killed in a car crash in Marin County.
Two others survived the crash, but they were critically injured.
All of the victims were students at the same high school.
An Easter Sunday service in the area started with a prayer for them. The service included six lilies to remember each of the students.
The California Highway Patrol said the six teens were in an SUV that crashed into a tree on Friday night.
The girls who died ranged in age from 14 to 16 years old.
One of their parents said they were all wearing seatbelts.
“It’s just heartbreaking because I am a parent myself of four teenagers and you immediately just think about the loss that these parents are experiencing,” Sarah Marshall, a resident in the area, said. “I can’t imagine.”
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
According to data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), through May 3, nearly 2,000 accidents (1,952) have occurred throughout Marion County. Those crashes have resulted in approximately 1,636 injuries and at least 20 fatalities.
At least 45 of the accidents involved pedestrians, including nine who were killed as a result of the injuries sustained during the accident. At least four of those fatal pedestrian accidents took place on U.S. Highway 441, according to previous reporting by Ocala-News.com.
Around 66 motorcycle crashes have also been reported this year, with seven motorcyclists losing their lives as a result of those incidents. One individual was killed just last week after a pickup truck turned into the path of his motorcycle while both were traveling along County Road 42.
