9 KILLED, INCLUDING 7 MEMBERS OF COLLEGE GOLF TEAM, IN CRASH IN WEST TEXAS

  

Nine people, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university’s golf teams, were killed Tuesday night after a head-on collision in West Texas.

DPS reports that a pickup truck was driving on FM 1788 near Highway 115 in Andrews County when, for unknown reasons, it crossed the middle of the road and crashed into a passenger van, causing both vehicles to catch fire.

The van was carrying members of the University of the Southwest’s men’s and women’s golf teams, who were returning from a tournament in Midland.

According to DPS, six students and a faculty member were killed, along with the driver and a passenger in the pickup.

Two students were transported by helicopter to a hospital in Lubbock in critical condition.

Investigation into the crash is ongoing.