London: An Indian-origin student was among the five teenagers killed in a “horrific” collision between two cars in South Yorkshire in the UK, police said on Monday. The 18-year-old Arpad Kore was travelling with his four friends in a Toyota Corolla when their vehicle collided with another car under foggy conditions, police said. The others who died of their injuries were identified as Bartosz Bortniczak, Blake Cairns, Jordanna Goodwin, and Megan Storey. They were all aged between 16 and 18 years old from the Doncaster area. Four of them were students in the sixth-form of Danum Academy, in Doncaster, and the fifth, Bortniczak, was a former pupil at the school.

“Blake Cairns, Jordanna Goodwin, Arpad Kore, and Megan Storey were all flourishing in our sixth form,” Headteacher Rebecca Staples said. “They were popular, lively and loved by those who knew them and many students looked up to them within our community,” she said. “Arpad Kore was always willing to help and assist at school; he was a totally reliable member of our community, a true gentleman who looked out for everybody. He had a tremendous sense of humour,” she added. Inspector Pete Serhatlic said: “It’s absolutely horrific, it’s an extremely sad situation.” The Toyota and a grey Seat Leon crashed on Saturday night in Conisbrough, near Doncaster. A 21-year-old man believed to be driving a third vehicle was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, the BBC reported.