Three members of Southern University's marching band were killed in a crash with an 18-wheeler. Police said the victims were trying to change a flat tire when they were fatally struck by the truck.
The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office described the collision as a"major crash." It happened around 7:40 p.m. on I-49 northbound near Powhatan, a village in the parish, the sheriff's office said.
State police said the students were in a Jeep that was stalled on the interstate's northbound shoulder. They were attempting to change a flat tire when the tractor-trailer drifted onto the shoulder, hit the Jeep's left side and the victims, who were pronounced dead on scene. The truck's driver, a 62-year-old man, was wearing a seatbelt and sustained no injuries, investigators said. Routine toxicology tests are pending as the investigation into the crash continued, state police said.he was at a loss for words.Three SU Human Jukebox members were headed home to Texas for the holidays when they caught a flat.Prayers up to the Jaguar family.
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