9 Dead in Crash Involving University of the Southwest Golf Teams

Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers look over the scene of a fatal car wreck in Andrews County, Texas, on March 16, 2022. Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP

HOBBS, N.M.—Nine people have died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six New Mexico university students and a coach returning from a golf tournament, as well as a 13-year-old boy, authorities said.

Those killed in the Tuesday evening crash included University of the Southwest students from Portugal and Mexico. Two Canadian students were hospitalized in critical condition.