Kiarra Alma Gordon, 17, killed when semi truck rear-ends school van on I-40 in Apache County, Arizona
Child dead, four hurt in multi-vehicle crash involving school bus on Arizona highway: DPS
There were 19 people on the school bus at the time, according to DPS, which said one child on the school bus died and “four other school bus occupants sustained serious injuries.”
Authorities ID teen girl killed in Arizona school van crash
Gordon, an 11th grader at Holbrook Indian School, was one of 23 people on the van carrying students and staff on a field trip to Window Rock.
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