3 JMU students killed in tragic West Virginia car crash identified, 2 from Richmond

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Three James Madison University (JMU) students were killed in a tragic West Virginia car crash Thursday night and two others were sent to the hospital in critical condition, the university announced Friday. The single-vehicle crash occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, on Route 259, near the West Virginia/Virginia line after the southbound vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree. Of the five students, three reportedly died at the scene, while the two others — the driver and an additional passenger — were med-flighted to the hospital in critical condition, according to the Hardy County Sheriff’s Office. All five students were 19-year-old men. JMU said the students sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries are still in the hospital as of Friday. https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/several-jmu-students-killed-in-tragic-west-virginia-car-crash-others-left-with-life-threatening-injuries/