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Four students from Yough Senior High School died in a single-vehicle crash in Pennsylvania on March 21
The victims were identified as Brady Hunker, 15; Rocco Zugai, 18; Felicity Martini, 15; and Kylee Korber, 16
The coroner said the cause and manner of the deaths are pending autopsy and toxicology results
Four Pennsylvania teenagers were killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash, leaving their community devastated.
The crash occurred on Saturday, March 21, around 3:23 a.m. local time near Creek Road in Sewickley Township, according to a report released by the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office.
The report stated that a passing motorist contacted 911 about a “single motor vehicle collision with intense fire.”
Firefighters arrived to put out the blaze and discovered “multiple decedents.”
The four victims were identified as Brady Hunker, 15; Rocco Zugai, 18; Felicity Martini, 15; and Kylee Korber, 16.
The coroner’s report also stated that the cause and manner of the deaths are pending autopsy and toxicology results.
The four teens were students at Yough Senior High School in Westmoreland County, PennLive reported.
The Yough School District addressed the tragedy in a statement on its website on Monday, March 23.
“We take a moment to remember the lives of Brady, Felicity, Kylee and Rocco. Our hearts are with their families, friends, classmates and all who are grieving this unimaginable loss,” Superintendent Anthony R. DeMaro wrote.
“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of kindness, love and support from our school community and beyond,” he added. “There have been countless individuals, school districts, organizations, places of worship and agencies in our county and throughout the region who have reached out and lifted our community up in so many ways — far too many to name. Your compassion and generosity have meant more than words can express during this difficult time.”
“Please continue to keep all those impacted in your thoughts and prayers. Together, we will support one another, heal and move forward as one community,” DeMaro concluded.
Many fellow students stopped at the crash site on Saturday to place flowers, candles and pictures, CBS affiliate KDKA reported.
“I’m just very emotional,” high school student Cash Mitchell told KDKA. “It’s just really upsetting that this has to happen, but he’s somewhere better now.”
“She loved her family, and she was just a sweet girl,” Colette Korber and Shawna Korber, the aunts of one of the victims, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about their loved one. They added that Kylee had just gotten a new dog and was planning to take her driver’s test.
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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman commented on the tragedy in an X post.
“As parents, Gisele and I deeply grieve for and with the families and the entire Yough School District community,” he wrote.
The coroner’s office said the Pennsylvania State Police, which did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, are investigating.
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