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.

Two students from Oklahoma were traveling back from a youth basketball tournament when they were among the eight killed in a crash on a rural highway in Kansas, according to reports.