High school student Donald "DJ" Laster died in the crash, along with former coach and teacher Wayne Walls and school employee Ja'mon Gilstrap, officials said.

Authorities say eight people died when two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on a two-lane highway in rural eastern Kansas.

The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified the eight people killed in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 169 in Franklin County, Kansas, southeast of Topeka. According to the patrol’s report, the deadly crash happened just before 5:45 p.