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Three students and football players at E.E. Smith High School died in a crash on Wednesday night along Rosehill Road. The driver of the car they were traveling in was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

3 Fayetteville high school football players dead, woman in critical condition from crash

<p>MORE ABOUT THE TIMELINE COMING UP. ELIZABETH, THANKS. NOW TO MORE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF FAYETTEVILLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS CONFIRMED THAT ALL 3 STUDENTS WHO DIED IN A CRASH LAST NIGHT. WE'RE FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT EAST SMITH HIGH SCHOOL EAST OF US FOOTBALL GAME AGAINST SOUTH VIEW, HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW. IT'S NOW BEEN POSTPONED. WRAL'S KIRSTEN CLARK IS LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE AND KIRSTEN, THIS IS JUST INCREDIBLY HEARTBREAKING. 3 YOUNG LIVES GONE IN AN INSTANT. &gt;&gt; THAT'S RIGHT. RENEE OFFICIALS HAVE NOT YET RELEASED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE 3 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OR THE CRASH. BUT ALL MORNING WE'VE BEEN SEEING HEARTFELT MESSAGES AND POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THOSE PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. NOW WE'RE HERE ON THE ROSE HILL ROAD WHERE POLICE TELL US THAT CRASH HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 7.30, LAST NIGHT. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK HERE ON THE GROUND, YOU CAN SEE THE TIRE MARKS HERE AS WELL AS JUST DEBRIS SCATTERED ACROSS THIS AREA. NOW, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO SHOWING THE SCENE LAST NIGHT ROSE HILL ROAD AND NEARBY ROADS WERE CLOSED AS OFFICERS SURVEYED THE SCENE. NOW POLICE TELL US A 4TH PERSON WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL. CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS EAST MYTH HIGH SCHOOL IS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF TODAY AND OFFERING ON-SITE COUNSELING SERVICES. NOW, AS FOR THAT FOOTBALL GAME, THAT IS NOW POSTPONED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS THAT THEY TELL US THAT BOTH SCHOOLS ARE PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS THEY PROCESS THIS TRAGEDY. NOW, JUST MINUTES AGO, WE SPOKE WITH A EAST MYTH A LOT ABOUT HOW THE COMMUNITY IS FEELING IN THIS MOMENT. &gt;&gt; IF THEY GO GET A MOTION THAT HOPE, WHAT DO YOU SAY? ARE YOU BOTH USEFUL, THOUGH, IS TIED TO BE BOTH. THIS IS A TERRIBLE THING SO SAID SEND FULL OF THEM. BUT I STILL GOT TO SEE. ISN'T GOT GOOD. &gt;&gt; AND YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW EMOTIONAL HE WAS THERE TALKING ABOUT THIS TRAGEDY. NOW, HARVEY TELLS US THAT PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY STEPPED UP, OFFERING THEIR SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, FACULTY STAFF, THE FAMILIES THAT ARE INVOLVED. WELL, THAT'S FINANCIAL SUPPORT OR JUST WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. AND OF COURSE, WE ARE STILL WORKING TO LEARN WHAT HAPPENED LEADING UP TO THAT CRASH HERE ON ROSE HILL ROAD LAST NIGHT</p>

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