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Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealandwere killed Saturday when their minivan crashed. At least fiveother students from the university were injured in the accident,including one who was in critical condition. The students were traveling in a minivan at about 7:30 a.m.Saturday near the North Island vacation town of Taupo when thevehicle drifted to the side of the road and then rolled when thedriver tried to correct course, New Zealand police said. Three of the students died at the scene, police said. Another womanwas in critical condition at an area hospital, while at least fourother students suffered moderate injuries. Boston University spokesman Colin Riley said the deceased studentswere Daniela Lekhno, 20, of Manalapan, N.J.; Roch Jauberty, 21,whose parents live in Paris; and Austin Brashears, 21, ofHuntington Beach, Calif. New Zealand police confirmed theiridentities. Another BU student, Margaret Theriault, was airlifted from thecrash site to a hospital in Taupo and was in critical condition,the university said. "This is a horrible tragedy," Boston University President RobertBrown said in a statement on the website. "Our prayers go out tothe students and their families. We will do all we can to providecomfort and assistance to those who have been injured, and to thefamilies and friends of the victims. The university is mobilizingall of our resources to help our students and families deal withthis tragedy." A candlelight vigil was planned for Saturday evening at theuniversity. All of the students except Theriault were enrolled in a BU studyabroad program in Auckland, the BU website said. Theriault wasenrolled in a study abroad program in Sydney, Australia. Sixteen students were traveling in two minivans, on their way tohike the Tongariro Crossing, a famous trek rated as one of the mostspectacular in New Zealand. The hike crosses a volcanic crater inthe central part of North Island. None of the eight students in the second van was injured. Seven ofthose eight students were also from Boston University. Kevin Taylor, a police official, said it was not clear why the vandrifted to the side of the road. He said some of the students werethrown from the vehicle, indicating they may not have been wearingseat belts. I am an expert from leduvflashlight.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Zoom Led Flashlight , HID Xenon Flashlight, Rechargeable Led Flashlight,and more.
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