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Tragic Crash Claims Eight Lives, Shocks Community

5/6/2025

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A devastating head-on collision on U.S. 169 in Greeley, Kansas, took the lives of eight individuals, including two high school students and two coaches from an Oklahoma youth basketball team. The tragic accident unfolded Sunday evening, leaving one survivor hospitalized. In the wake of this heartbreak, local schools have mobilized crisis response teams to aid grieving families and students as investigations into the incident proceed.

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Story summary

A devastating head-on collision on U.S. 169 in Greeley, Kansas, took the lives of eight individuals, including two high school students and two coaches from an Oklahoma youth basketball team. The tragic accident unfolded Sunday evening, leaving one survivor hospitalized. In the wake of this heartbreak, local schools have mobilized crisis response teams to aid grieving families and students as investigations into the incident proceed.