Witnesses claim that six high school girls killed in an incident with a semitruck had come to a complete stop.

According to a Thursday update in an ongoing National Transportation Safety Board investigation, the car driven by six high school-aged girls who died in a crash with a semi-truck on Tuesday came to a "rolling stop" at a stop sign before entering the highway.

When a little passenger vehicle collided with a semi-truck at a junction in Tishomingo, some 122 miles south of Oklahoma City, the girls were riding in it.

At this intersection, traffic is controlled by a stop sign, and the highway's posted speed limit is 50 mph.

According to the update, witnesses reported the Chevy entered US-377 after making a "rolling stop" at the stop sign and was hit on the front-left by a semi-truck, which pushed it off the road.

The semi-truck then turned off the highway and came to a halt in a residential driveway. According to the statement, the truck driver was unharmed.

The inquiry is still ongoing, and the NTSB has dispatched a team of four investigators and a family aid expert to Oklahoma to look into several issues in collaboration with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

They'll look at things like lighting and weather, as well as accident reports from the area and possible causes of human mistakes. They'll also look at whether or not the car complies with federal and state rules.
According to the statement, investigators will reconstruct the crash events and examine physical evidence and vehicle damage.
The team's on-the-ground work should be completed by Monday, with a preliminary report due late next month. In the following year or two, the full investigation, which will include probable cause and any contributing factors, will be finished.

In a statement, Tishomingo Public Schools Superintendent Bobby Waitman stated, "On behalf of our kids, teachers, families, and community, I want to thank you for your concern, prayers, and encouragement."

"As we begin the process of broken hearts, I am reminded that our greatest priority as educators is to meet the emotional, mental, social, and physical needs of our students. This is our focus at this time - and every day that we serve our students," Waitman's statement added.