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.

A May 4 head-on crash that killed eight people in east-central Kansas occurred as one of the drivers involved was trying to pass another vehicle.