Two WSU students died and another sustained serious injuries in two traffic collisions that occurred the weekend before Thanksgiving.

On Nov. 20, Christine Hunter, 18, died on the scene of a collision, and her passenger Sidney Ritter, 18, was transferred to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane for injuries, according to a press release from the Washington State Patrol. They were driving on Highway 195 north of Rosalia.

Early reports of the accident indicate the vehicle crossed the centerline for reasons yet to be determined, and hit an oncoming truck carrying three passengers. Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the accident, according to the press release.

One of the truck’s passengers was transferred to Sacred Heart for a broken leg, according to a report by the Spokesman Review. The other two passengers did not sustain injuries, according to the press release.

On Nov. 22, Morgan Cope, 20, died in Whitman County on the scene of another traffic collision. Washington State Patrol confirmed the crash occurred on Highway 26 west of Colfax.

Cope’s 2001 Toyota Camry was struck by a 1990 Toyota pickup heading eastbound. Neither drugs nor alcohol were factors in the collision. Police determined the pickup truck crossed the centerline before colliding with Cope’s vehicle, according to a press release from the Washington State Patrol.

The truck’s driver was airlifted to Providence Sacred Heart medical center in Spokane, according to a report by the Spokesman Review.