PRINCETON, W.Va. — Two Princeton High School students died in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Princeton.
The crash occurred on Courthouse Road/Route 19 at around 7:35 a.m. and involved a Bluefield Area Transit bus.
Mercer County Schools confirmed the two people killed were Princeton students.
“It is with profound sadness that Mercer County Public Schools shares the tragic loss of two Princeton Senior High School students,” a Facebook post said.
The school system is making counselors available at both Princeton and Bluefield high schools. The Facebook post said the students were previously students at Bluefield.
The names of those involved were not immediately released.
State police troopers are investigating the crash.