Grief counselors were available at Ellington High School Monday after a 17-year-old student was killed in a car crash in Plainville over the weekend.
Ellington Superintendent Scott Nicol wrote in a statement that Olivia Wentworth, a rising junior at the high school, died after an accident Saturday night.
Grief counselors will be made available at Ellington High School today for students and the school will open at 8:30 a.m.
"Our collective prayers and thoughts go out to Olivia's family and loved ones," Nicol wrote.
Wentworth was killed in a crash on Route 10 and Townline Road in Plainville just after 11 p.m. Saturday, according to police.
A 2002 Dodge Dakota pickup and a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit collided and people who were in both vehicles were seriously injured. Wentworth was a passenger in the Volkswagen, police said.
Plainville police are investigating the crash and they are asking for witnesses to come forward and call 860-747-1616.
