The two teens killed in a two-vehicle crash along Oregon 47 near Forest Grove on Monday were students at Pacific University, according to a school spokesman.

Kiden Esther Dilla, 18, and Ayan Mohamed Osman, 19, both of Portland, were first-year students at the Forest Grove-based school, said Joe Lang, a Pacific University spokesman. School officials learned that the two students were involved in the crash at Oregon 47 and Northwest Verboort Road Monday afternoon and the university president sent an email to students and staff at about 7:30 p.m.

"Obviously, this is a very tragic situation that has hit very close to home," Lang said.

Dilla and Osman were in a gold Hyundai sedan that pulled into the path of a northbound box truck about 9:25 a.m., Oregon State Police said. Both women were pronounced dead at the scene and the truck driver, Cory Jordan, 44, of Gaston, was not seriously injured.

Traffic accidents at the Oregon 47 intersection, including fatal ones, are not uncommon, according to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue.



The crash closed Oregon 47 in both directions for about five hours and an investigation is ongoing, police said.

Dilla and Osman, undeclared majors at Pacific's College of Arts & Sciences, were active members of the school's Black Student Union, Lang said. Students and staff have been directed to the University's counseling center for support.

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