The three University of Wyoming students killed in a single-vehicle crash in Colorado on Thursday were Charlie Clark, 19, Carson Muir, 18, and Luke Slabber, 21. was confirmed. They were members of the university's swimming and diving team. .
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The accident occurred this afternoon on Highway 287, about 16 miles from the Colorado-Wyoming border. Five people were riding a Toyota RAV4 heading south near Red Mountain Road in Larimer County when the RAV4 crashed. It ran off the road and rolled over.. Two people in the surviving car were injured in the accident. They were also members of the swimming and diving teams. They were discharged from the hospital on Friday. The driver of the RAV4 was also one of the survivors.
“The first signs were that the driver swerved and the vehicle ran off the road, rolling over multiple times,” the University of Wyoming said in a news release.
The Colorado State Patrol said in a news release Friday that preliminary information indicates the vehicle in front of the RAV4 slowed and was possibly attempting to make a left turn onto Red Mountain Road. The driver of the RAV4 veered to the left and left the road, causing the vehicle to roll over multiple times.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and troopers said factors such as speed, impairment and other distractions have not been ruled out.
Clark was a sophomore on the men's team majoring in psychology from Las Vegas, Muir was a freshman on the women's team from Birmingham, Alabama majoring in animal and veterinary medicine, and Slabber was a junior on the men's team majoring in construction management from the Cape. A town in South Africa.
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Authorities said the group did not travel to any official school or sporting events Thursday.
The highway was closed in both directions for most of the day Thursday.
University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel released a statement about the incident, calling it a tragedy.
“We are heartbroken by the news of this terrible tragedy for our university, state, student-athlete community, and most importantly, the families and friends of these young men. There are no words enough,” Seidel said.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the swimming and diving student-athletes, their coaches, their families, and friends,” Tom Berman, the university's director of athletics, said in a statement.
The University of Wyoming Athletics Department makes counseling services available to student-athletes and coaches. Students at other universities who need assistance are encouraged to contact the University Counseling Center at (307) 766-2187. The Counseling Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is ready to support students. Students may also call an after-hours crisis counselor at (307) 766-8989. School employees can call the Employee Assistance Program, specifically her MINES & Associates (800-873-7138).
