Police have released the 911 call made after a car rammed into a utility pole and then caught fire on Center Street in Manchester Saturday morning, killing two teenagers and a 21-year-old.
"Yes it’s a car on fire with people in it in front of my house," the 911 caller said. "It’s people out here screaming and there’s people in the car and it’s catching onto a building."
The accident happened early Saturday morning and of the five passengers inside the car two escaped, while the remaining three died.
Police have identified the three people killed as 17-year-old Devon Smith, 18-year-old William King and 21-year-old Bernaria Mickens, of Manchester.
The superintendent for Manchester Public Schools said one student killed was a current student while the two others are former students in the district.
Police said the two surviving passengers were taken to the hospital and are expected to be OK. Authorities have not released their names because they are under 18 years old and the investigation is ongoing.
"The car is on fire," a 911 caller said. "There’s somebody in the car ... yo hurry up, hurry up!"
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Mourners visited the area of the fatal car crash Monday to pay their respects.
"Each and everyone of them was great," Freddie Diaz, a friend of the victims, said.
The crash happened the prom day and some students said they couldn't bare to go to the prom after the fatal crash.
"You can't go to prom and be happy when you have this pain inside of you," Chelsey Michaud said.
On Monday, school administrators brought in therapy dogs and counselors for students and the school held a moment of silence.
Authorities said they are waiting on the medical examiner's office to identify the victims, but people who said they knew the victims are sending their condolences to their families.
