MARYSVILLE, Wash. – One teen was killed and two others were hurt in a crash not far from the Marysville School's Getchell Campus.
A teenager headed west on 108th Street Northeast lost control of his car just after 2 p.m., crashing into a tree.
He died at the scene.
Two passengers were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center; one is in critical condition.
Deputies say the driver was speeding, but the the incident remains an active investigation.
"Two of the students are from Bio Med Academy and a third student attends School for the Entrepreneur. Tragically one of the students from Bio Med Academy was killed in the accident, " the district said in a news release issued late Monday night.
"What we know at this time is that the other two students were air-lifted to Harborview Medical Center. One student is in critical condition and the other is in serious condition," the release added.
A crisis team of counselors will be on hand tomorrow at the Marysville Getchell Campus to meet with students and staff,and counselors at the Marysville Pilchuck Campus will be available to assist students there. Counselor will remain through the week as long as they are needed, the district said.
The release concludes,"All of us in the Marysville School District extend our deepest and heartfelt sympathy to the family of the student killed in the accident. Our thoughts are also with the families of the two students injured in the crash as they go through grieving the loss of a son’s friend and the healing process for their own children."
As of late Monday night, authorities still had not officially released the names of the young men involved.
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