UPDATE:

SCOTCH PLAINS -- A student at Union County Vocational-Technical Schools died in surgery Wednesday after he was seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash, according to the superintendent.

Daniel Triano

Daniel Triano underwent emergency surgery at University Hospital in Newark following a crash in Scotch Plains, UCVTS Superintendent Peter A. Capodice said.

"Our hearts and thoughts are with his family at this difficult time," Capodice said.

The crash occurred on Cooper Road in the area of Ponderosa Park, Scotch Plains police said. Triano, of Kenilworth, was the sole occupant of a vehicle heading east on Cooper Road when it crashed into a westbound vehicle, police said.

The 45-year-old woman driving the other vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Triano was airlifted to the hospital from Ponderosa Park following the crash, TAPinto Scotch Plains/Fanwood reported.

Triano, an 11th grader at the Academy for Information Technology, played ice hockey with Dayton-Brearley.

The superintendent said all of the district's 11 counselors would be available for grief counseling Thursday.

Students were mourning the lost of Triano on Twitter Thursday morning using the hashtags #PrayForDan and #RipDan.

Heaven gained an amazing hockey player. I wasn't as close to you as i wish i was. Keep throwing the body and scoring Hatties #PrayForDan — Ondrej Smalec (@ondrejsmalec) June 16, 2016

I can't think of a single person who didn't like him. We will all miss you Dan💙#RIPDan — Marc Occhipinti (@MarcOcc14) June 16, 2016

Staff writer Jessica Remo contributed to this post.

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