The Halloween crash that killed three local teens and left a fourth in the hospital remains under investigation.
The violent wreck between a Toyota Camry sedan and a Ford Explorer SUV happened around 9:30 p.m. Halloween night on Bristol Road, between Kelly and Pickertown roads in Warrington Township.
One of those killed was Aziz Umidovich Amonov, 18, of Lower Southampton Township, who was the front-seat passenger in the Toyota.
The Camry’s 15-year-old male driver was identified as Elkhan Saparbekov and a 16-year-old rear-seat passenger was Kozyrev Artem, of Bristol Township’s Croydon section. Both were killed, according to officials and fundraisers for the families.
A 14-year-old in the Toyota remained in critical condition at a Philadelphia hospital as of earlier this week, reports said.
Two of the three kiled were identified as students at Neshaminy High School—a freshman and a senior. One of the boys attended a Philadelphia School District school, and the district of the fourth boy was not known.
“We extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the students, as well as to everyone in our school community who is mourning the loss,” Neshaminy School District Superintendent Jason Bowman said in a statement.
The district has offered counseling services to students, staff, and the community in the wake of the crash.
The Warrington Township Police Department and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office crash response unit are working on the crash reconstruction.
Police described the collision as a side-angle crash, not a head-on collision, with the most serious damage to the sedan on the passenger side.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the sedan, traveling northbound on Bristol Road, crossed into the path of the westbound SUV. Investigators believe the driver of the sedan lost control as the vehicle approached a downward crest in the narrow roadway.
Warrington Township police Chief Daniel Friel told LevittownNow.com the vehicle inspections are nearing completion and were expected to wrap up by Friday, but the results will take time.
The investigation has been complicated by language barriers and cultural differences, the Bucks County Courier Times reported.
The families of Saparbekov, Amonov, and Artem have started GoFundMe fundraisers following the deaths.
Saparbekov’s cousin posted on the fundraising page that the family plans to take the boy’s body to Kyrgyzstan for burial.
Artem and Amonov were both buried on Sunday, according to NBC 10.
“It was kind of unexpected for me to say the least,” Umar Urkumbaev, a friend of Saparbekov, told the TV station. “I witnessed firsthand the cries and the pain of their parents because I was there with them.”
