Funeral services were held last week for two Prairie View A&M University students who were killed in a six-car accident that occurred on Highway 6 near Bryan, Texas.
Bryson Thompson, 18, was laid to rest on Friday, Sept. 22. Funeral services were held at the New Jerusalem Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother Shirley Kearney Kohn, his stepfather Jackie Fowler, five brothers, three sisters, and a host of other family members and friends.
Funeral services were conducted for Sarah Nichols, 17, on Thursday, Sept. 21, at Shiloh Baptist Church in Bryan. She is survived by several family members and friends.
According to authorities, the accident in which the two students lost their lives occurred around 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, when the car the students were driving slid under a truck that had jackknifed across the highway. The accident reportedly started when a car traveling southbound stopped to make a turn, two cars behind that vehicle also stopped when a dump truck hit its brakes and slid into the three vehicles. The students were traveling northbound, and were unable to avoid the wreck.
Nichols, an education major, and Thompson, an English major, were both freshmen from Bryan, Texas. Edward King II, 18, of College Station was also killed in the crash.