Three Grand Canyon University students killed in wrong-way crash near I-17 and Table Mesa Road

Three female freshmen students at Grand Canyon University were killed in New River, Arizona following a four-vehicle wrong-crash crash on I-17 early this morning.

According to Grand Canyon University, a collision involving a vehicle traveling the wrong way north of the Valley early on Monday morning resulted in the deaths of three students attending the university.

According to what FOX3 has learned, all of them were first-year students at GCU. Abriauna Hoffman, age 19, Magdalyn Ogden, age 18, both of Clarkston, Washington, and Elaine Balberdi, age 19, of Kula, Hawaii, were all behind the wheel of one of the vehicles that were struck when the collision occurred.

Officials with the Arizona Department of Public Safety say there were reports of a driver going the wrong way on Interstate 17 close to Table Mesa Road before 4 in the morning.

According to the authorities, the collision took place not long after in the same general location.

It has been reported that a driver going the wrong way caused a collision involving multiple vehicles while traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. There were a total of four vehicles involved in the collision.

According to the DPS, the driver who was going the wrong way was the only person in the vehicle, and they took him to the hospital after finding him unconscious.

One of the vehicles carrying victims contained three people: two of whom were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, and a third individual who was transported to a hospital in critical condition but has since passed away.

There are two victims from the state of Washington who are both 18 years old. The other person is a Hawaiian teenager who is 19 years old. The university has issued a statement confirming that each of the three victims was a GCU student.

Three GCU students died this morning following a four-vehicle crash on I-17, according to reports that one of the drivers was going the wrong way, the school stated in a statement. Abriauna Hoffman, Hunter Balberdi, and Magdalyn (Maggie) Ogden are the three female students at GCU.

The university released a statement saying, “It is with heavy hearts and great regret that we share with you the news that three GCU students passed away this morning following a four-vehicle crash on I-17 that apparently involved a wrong-way motorist.” “Abriauna Hoffman, Hunter Balberdi, and Magdalyn (Maggie) Ogden, three female GCU students, were roommates in the freshman-only Diamondback Residence Hall. Each of the students’ next of kin has been contacted.”