Officials confirmed three University of Oklahoma meteorology students died in a car crash after storm chasing in Kansas. WASHINGTON — Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students died in a car crash Friday night on their way back from storm chasing in Kansas, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety said Saturday. The 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan then "became disabled" and was blocking the outside lane when a semi, also traveling south on I-35, crashed into them, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. All three men were pronounced dead at the scene, the highway patrol said. Meteorologist Reed Timmer wrote: "Heartbreaking loss of 3 OU students in an accident on the way back from chasing.

Source: The Nation May 01, 2022 01:45 UTC