The Staunton River High School community is mourning the loss of two students who died in an accident Wednesday morning.
The two-vehicle crash on Va. 24, about four miles west of the school, also sent two others to the hospital. The students were on their way to school.
The Virginia State Police is continuing its investigation into the tragic crash that claimed the lives of Jacob Henry Baird, 17, of Thaxton and Katie Thurston, 16, of Vinton.