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In the tragic-yet-curious tale of a road crash in Indiana which killed five people all affiliated to Taylor University. It is a tragedy that still provokes strong emotions years later among all those connected to the devastating yet bizarre events.

Returning Home

Five students and four university staff were traveling home in a school minivan on the evening of April 26, 2006.

The group of nine had been returning from Fort Wayne, IN, which is about 55 miles north of Upland, the town where Taylor University is situated. The university had a campus in Fort Wayne at the time.

Close To Home

Nothing He Could Do

For reasons that only became apparent after the event, a truck had crossed the central reservation and was heading straight for the Taylor University van. There was nothing the minivan driver could do to avoid the collision.

The result was fatal for five of the nine passengers on board.

Terrible Injuries