One Livermore High School student died and five of his peers were injured after a pickup truck went down an embankment on Del Valle Road in unincorporated Livermore late Friday night, authorities said.
Superintendent Kelly Bowers confirmed the sad news of one male student's death in an email statement to the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District community on Saturday afternoon. The identity of the student has not been released to date.
"No words can express our collective sadness and grief at this tragic news. Our hearts go out to this young man's loved ones and our entire school community," Bowers wrote.
Authorities said the crash occurred on Del Valle Road near Mines Road just before 11:30 p.m. Friday with a pickup going off the road and overturning down a 200-yard embankment. Two patients were airlifted to area hospitals while four others were taken for treatment via ambulance, according to the Alameda County Fire Department.
The California Highway Patrol reported that many of the occupants were ejected from the truck during the crash. Additional details about the crash itself, including potential contributing factors, were not immediately available.
Bowers confirmed one of the injured students later died.
"We are all understandably grieving this tragic loss of young life. In this difficult aftermath, we are sending hope and strength for a full recovery to our other injured students involved and their families," the superintendent wrote, adding that LVJUSD will be mobilizing crisis support teams for students and staff in the aftermath.
"This is a somber reminder of just how precious life is and we take this time to ask for your continued assistance and commitment in keeping our young people safe and sound, in our schools as well as throughout our city," Bowers said.
The fatal crash represents a devastating end to the first week of school for LVJUSD, which welcomed students back for full-time education on campus on Tuesday.
The situation is also all too familiar for the district's high school community.
Two active LVJUSD students -- a Livermore High junior and a Del Valle Continuation High School student -- along with a recent Vineyard Alternative High School alumnus were killed in a crash with a parked semi-truck on Las Positas Road in Livermore on Dec. 21, 2020. The trucker was later charged with felony vehicular manslaughter in that crash.
Editor's note: This story is still evolving. Details will be updated as more information will become available.
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