HOLLISTER, Calif. (KGO) -- Three students from Hollister High School in San Benito County died in a car crash Tuesday night, according to school officials.
The three teens have been identified as Anzhel Villegas-Lemus, 17, Victor Lujan, 17 and Brandon Alarcon, 18.
The crash happened just before 7 p.m. on Shore Road west of Lake Road in Gilroy, the California Highway Patrol said.
A car driving in the westbound direction lost control crashing into another car driving eastbound. The driver and the two passengers driving west died.
A fourth passenger in that car and the sole occupant of the car going eastbound were flown by a helicopter to a local hospital, and are in critical condition.
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A roadside memorial is growing to honor the three teens.
On Wednesday evening, Philip Nunez, who didn't know the teens personally, dropped off flowers.
"It's just devastating man, you know I think about the families the loved ones that are left behind," Nunez said.
Nunez is a mentor for a nonprofit that helps young individuals. He consoled a friend who knew the teens and said a prayer with him.
"It's a loss, you know there's not much you can do for that but just support them, you know. Just be there for them because they're definitely going to need somebody," Nunez said.
Earlier in the day, Victor Lujan's grandmother Esther Lujan went to the scene of the crash. She said Victor would've turned 18 on Friday.
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"We're all brokenhearted, brokenhearted," Esther Lujan said.
Kendra Baron, CEO of San Benito County Chamber of Commerce, met us outside Hollister High School. All three of the teenage boys involved in the crash were seniors.
"The kids is my concern and their mental state and how that's going to impact them," Baron said.
The school released a statement that said in part, "This loss is profoundly felt by all of us..." and adding counselors will be available to students.
"This is our only high school so this high school is a huge part of this community," Baron said.
The CHP said it is unknown whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash. The CHP urges anyone with additional information regarding this incident to contact the CHP Hollister-Gilroy Area office at (408) 427-0700.