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Police have identified the four teens killed in a weekend car crash in Miramichi.
They are Avery Astle, 16, Logan Matchett, 17, Cassie Lloyd, 17, and Emma Connick, 18.
Investigators say the vehicle they were in left Nelson Street and landed upside down in deep water on Saturday night.
The teens were students at James M. Hill Memorial High School in Miramichi and North and South Esk Regional High School in Sunny Corner, where grief counsellors were on hand Sunday afternoon.
UPDATE19-04-21 1430HRSWith our greatest sympathy, the Miramichi Police Force wish to identify the four young victims…
Posted by Miramichi Police Force on Sunday, April 21, 2019
Speaking at a news conference on Sunday afternoon, Miramichi deputy police chief Brian Cummings said having to notify their families was “one of the saddest things” he has ever seen.
Cummings said he cannot remember a crash of this magnitude in the community involving this many young kids.
Police said speed and wet road conditions are believed to have been factors in the crash but there are “absolutely no indications” alcohol or drugs were involved.
Miramichi mayor Adam Lordon said the community will help each other heal and navigate this profound loss together.
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