Holland Hall identifies 2 teenage students killed in crash

The two teenage girls who died in a crash late Thursday night in Tulsa have been identified.

Holland Hall shared photos of the girls, Mollie Buffington and Claire Esmond, on Tuesday.

The girls were students at the school.

Crash Details

Officers responded to the crash around 9:45 p.m. and found the vehicle submerged in the creek.

Investigators said the car, carrying the girls, was traveling north on Riverside when it left the road at 91st Street, rolled, and landed in the creek. Two of the girls died at the scene, while the driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

A witness reported seeing the car traveling at a high rate of speed before it left the roadway.

Community Response & Calls for Change

As the Holland Hall community grieves, some are pushing for changes at the intersection to prevent future tragedies. Parents and students have expressed concerns about visibility issues and traffic patterns in the area.

"I wanted them to know that this is a problem area that definitely needs to be addressed before somebody else maybe has the same kind of accident,” Nathan Gaines told News On 6 Monday.

Supporting Students & Families

School officials are offering grief counseling and support services for students, staff, and families affected by the tragedy. Experts recommend open conversations and emotional support to help teens process their grief.

"This is a really hard situation to make sense of you can't make sense of it, and you want to give someone the opportunity to help you," said Lorri Perez, Family and Children Services

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