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3 teenagers die and 1 Greensboro police officer injured after collision on Walker Avenue

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According to Greensboro police, three teenagers have died after a suspected wrong-way driver collided with a patrol car. Deputy Chief Doug Tabler said in a news release two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old died from their injuries after colliding with a police vehicle in the 3900 block of Walker Avenue in Greensboro. A GPD officer is being treated for serious injuries. Get the latest interesting news by clicking here. Police say around 2:15 a.m., a GPD officer noticed a car traveling the wrong way down West Market Street at East Lake Drive. The officer attempted to make a traffic stop, but instead of stopping, the car sped away at a high rate of speed. Police pursued the car before it collided with a responding officer’s car. Police say all occupants of the vehicles were extricated from the cars and given life-saving measures. Several Walker Avenue residents were awakened by the loud noise of the crash. Stay up to date with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.Maury Kennedy was awake just minutes before the crash because one of his dogs was barking. He said he heard the sound of a car going very fast and then the crash. “I knew right away that something really bad had happened. First of all, I knew how fast they were going. Second of all, I knew how loud the noise was,” he said. “But I could also see the smoke and I could also see all the commotion around the two cars.”Kennedy rushed outside to see if he could help. He said that’s when he saw more than a dozen police cars responding to the scene. “Right after the crash, I saw the damage, but at that point it was still smoky; it was still chaos, lights everywhere,” he said. “But you knew there was only half of one car left.”Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsAnother Walker Avenue resident, Liam Skaggs, says he was confused and worried when he woke up to the crash, which happened right outside his family’s home. “It was right outside the house. It was instantaneous,” Skaggs said. “‘What the heck was that? Why are there so many sirens?’ They (police) were right behind the chase, thankfully.”Skaggs says he got a clearer idea of ​​what happened when he looked out the window. “I looked out the window and saw a car on fire and a bunch of paramedics or EMTs,” Skaggs said. From Kennedy’s vantage point, he could also see first responders trying to perform life-saving measures through the thick smoke. “The smoke was unbelievable,” he said. “It was hard to even breathe, that’s how much smoke there was.”Kennedy says first responders performed CPR for 15 minutes or more after recovering the car’s occupants. He was also there when the vehicles were towed hours later.”Six hours later, when the tow trucks came by, I saw the car up close and it literally looked like someone had chopped it in half,” Kennedy said.Deputy Chief Tabler says officers spent all of Tuesday identifying the teens and notifying families. GPD and North Carolina State Highway Patrol are conducting investigations into the crash.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love | Trending Stories

GREENSBORO, NC —

According to Greensboro police, three teenagers were killed when a suspected wrong-way driver collided with a patrol car.

Deputy Chief Doug Tabler said in a press release that two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old died from their injuries in a collision with a police vehicle in the 3900 block of Walker Avenue in Greensboro.

A GPD officer is being treated for serious injuries.

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According to police, around 2:15 a.m., a GPD officer noticed a car driving the wrong way down West Market Street at the corner of East Lake Drive.

The officer attempted to make a traffic stop, but instead of stopping, the car sped away at a high rate of speed. Police pursued the car before it collided with the car of an officer who was responding.

According to police, all occupants were freed from the cars and life-saving measures were taken.

Several residents of Walker Avenue were awakened by the loud noise of the crash.

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Maury Kennedy was awake just minutes before the accident because one of his dogs was barking. He said he heard the sound of a car moving very fast and then the accident.

“I knew immediately that something really bad had happened. First of all, I knew how fast they were going. Secondly, I knew how loud the noise was,” he said. “But I could also see the smoke and I could also see all the commotion around the two cars.”

Kennedy rushed outside to see if he could help. He says that’s when he saw more than a dozen police cars heading to the scene.

“Right after the accident I saw the damage, but at that point it was still smoky, it was still chaos, lights everywhere,” he said. “But you knew there was only half a car left.”

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Another Walker Avenue resident, Liam Skaggs, said he was confused and worried when he was awakened by the accident, which occurred right in front of his family’s home.

“It was right in front of the house. It happened immediately,” Skaggs said. “‘What the hell was that? Why are there so many sirens?’ They (the police) were fortunately right behind the chase.”

Skaggs says he got a clearer idea of ​​what was happening when he looked out the window.

“I looked out the window and saw a car on fire and a group of paramedics or emergency medical technicians,” Skaggs said.

From Kennedy’s perspective, he could also see first responders attempting life-saving measures through the thick smoke.

“The smoke was unbelievable,” he said. “It was even hard to breathe, it was so smoky.”

Kennedy says that after rescuers rescued the car’s occupants, they performed CPR for at least 15 minutes.

He was also there when the vehicles were towed away hours later.

“Six hours later, when the tow trucks came by, I saw the car up close and it literally looked like someone had chopped it in half,” Kennedy said.

According to Deputy Chief Tabler, officers spent the entire day Tuesday identifying the teenagers and informing their families.

GPD and North Carolina State Highway Patrol are investigating the accident.

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