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Teen sisters in crash that killed 2, critically injured 3 high schoolers in tragedy ‘no parent should face’

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Reilly, P. (2026, October 20). Teen sisters in crash that killed 2, critically injured 3 high schoolers in tragedy ‘no parent should face’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/20/us-news/teen-sisters-among-victims-in-crash-that-killed-2-critically-hurt-3-high-school-students/

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In a tragic accident in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, two 16-year-old high schoolers and three others were injured when their car crashed into a tree around 3:23 a.m. Sunday morning. The crash resulted in the deaths of Jordyn Bigham and another student while leaving Jordyn's sister Jada critically injured along with two other friends. The incident has deeply affected the small community of Mattawan, where all five students were from Mattawan High School. A vigil was held to honor the victims and support those impacted by the tragedy.

Written by AI on 2026-10-20, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Two sisters from Mattawan High School in Michigan were among five teenagers involved in a deadly crash early Sunday morning. Jordyn Bigham, 15, was killed at the scene, while her older sister Jada Bigham, 16, is hospitalized in critical condition. The vehicle also carried three other students from the same school; one 16-year-old driver died with Jordyn, and two others are in serious but stable conditions. The car crashed into a tree on West R Avenue in Texas Township around 3:20 AM, after which it caught fire. A community vigil was held Monday night to remember the victims, highlighting the profound impact of this tragedy on the local area.

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Two sisters are among five high schoolers killed or injured when the car they were in crashed into a tree in rural Michigan, according to police and school officials. uncertain

they → kill → police

Jordyn Bigham, 15, and another 16-year-old student were pronounced dead at the scene of the horrific crash in Kalamazoo County just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, according to officials and a fundraiser started by her grieving family. uncertain

Bigham → pronounce → family

Bigham’s 16-year-old sister, Jadisson “Jada” Bigham, was also hospitalized in critical condition, with two other friends — ages 15 and 17 — in critical but stable condition, WOOD-TV reported. asserted

TV → hospitalize → condition

Jada faces a “difficult road to recovery ahead, requiring extensive medical treatments, surgeries, and ongoing care,” the fundraiser said. asserted

fundraiser → face → treatments

“Their mother is now carrying a heavy burden that no parent should ever have to face: mourning the loss of one daughter while standing by the hospital bed of another. asserted

parent → carry → another

One of the other injured students was identified by her father as Liyra Fuller in another online fundraiser. asserted

One → injure → fundraiser

Investigators believe the vehicle had been traveling west on West R Avenue when it left the roadway and struck a tree around 3:23 a.m. Sunday. asserted

it → believe → 3:23

It was not immediately clear who was driving or where the friends were heading. asserted

friends → drive → ?

A vigil was held Monday night in Mattawan High School’s parking lot, while a makeshift memorial of flowers and balloons marks the site of the crash. asserted

memorial → hold → crash

Mattawan Consolidated School District Superintendent Randy Fleenor told WZZM that the community’s response has moved him. asserted

response → tell → him

“Just to know that we’re not alone, that we’re all in this together, and means a great deal to the students here and the staff that know these kids,” Fleenor said. asserted

Fleenor → know → kids

Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted

Report → start → news

“Everybody grieves differently, and you really see that after an incident this traumatic. asserted

you → grieve → incident

Some students hold it in; they don’t want to talk to anybody initially. asserted

they → hold → anybody

Days later, weeks later, it may surface,” Fleenor continued. uncertain

Fleenor → surface → ?

Teen sisters in crash that killed 2, critically injured 3 high schoolers in tragedy ‘no parent should face’

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