The news came as family and friends and family lamented the casualties of the blazing accident, which included six understudies and their golf trainer. Two different golf players were hospitalized in basic condition. The two inhabitants of the truck, including the 13-year-old, additionally kicked the bucket.
Blossoms, golf balls and a sign with a cross were laid at a dedication for the six New Mexico understudies and their golf trainer who were killed Tuesday.
"These children were incredible children, and they were extraordinary, incredible local area individuals," said Ben Kikes, administrator of Rock wind Community Links, where the understudies rehearsed in Hobbs, New Mexico. "They were amiable, and they were only a delight to be near."
Kikes assisted set up the dedication at the golf, with flowing in the city close to New Mexico's southeast boundary with Texas.
The pickup truck crossed the middle line of a two-path street, hitting a van that was conveying nine understudies from the people's golf crews at the University of the Southwest, a private Christian school close to the state line. They were getting back from a competition in Midland, Texas.
Lead trainer Tyler James, 26, of Hobbs, New Mexico, was among those killed. The understudies who kicked the bucket were recognized as: Mauricio Sanchez, 19, of Mexico; Travis Garcia, 19, of Pleasant on, Texas; Jackson Zinc, 22, of Westminster, Colorado; Karima Rained, 21, of Fort Stockton, Texas; Lacy Stone, 18, of Nona, Texas; and Tiago Sousa, 18, of Portugal.
THE CRASH:9 dead in crash involving University of the Southwest golf teams
Henrich Siemens, 38, of Seminole, Texas, was also killed inside the pickup truck.
NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday that the crash occurred at high speed and that the front left tire of the pickup truck, which was a spare, was blown out before the impact.
In Texas, the minimum age for a teen to begin driving as part of classroom courses is 14, and they must be 15 to receive a provisional license. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Victor Taylor said a 13-year-old driving would be breaking the law.
University of the Southwest provost Ryan Tipton said Thursday that the two students who were critically injured remained at the hospital and were making steady progress.
"There is no indication for how long it's going to take, but they are both stable and recovering and every day making more and more progress," he said during a press conference.
A counselor and worship team are on campus to support grieving students, Tipton said.
As a Christian university, he added, "we also place our faith in something bigger than ourselves, and that's what helps us heal."
Two students critically injured
An additional GoFundMe page was organized to help support the family of Dayton Price, 19, one of the students who was injured and airlifted to the hospital. Price, of Mississauga, Ontario, was in critical condition with third-degree burns to much of his body, according to the GoFundMe page.
The organizers of the page refer to Price as "our beloved friend and rising Canadian golf superstar" and hoped for a speedy recovery "so he can return to what he does best and represent Canada in the game he loves the most ... Golf."
The parents of Hayden Underhill, 20, who was also injured in the crash, were on a plane to Texas on Wednesday, his brother, Drew Underhill, said. Underhill is from Amherstview, Ontario
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