Three teenage girls dead after swerving to miss deer in Christmas Day

Three cheerleaders have been killed and two other teenage girls badly injured when the car they were driving in crashed into a tree on Christmas Day.

THREE cheerleaders have died on Christmas Day and a fourth is seriously injured after their vehicle lost control and veered into an oak tree.

The Sun reports Addyson Martin, Emilee Fain, Cassidy Dunn, all 16, were all sitting in the front seat of a small SUV when it was believed the driver swerved to avoid a deer.

The teens died and two girls in the back were badly injured.

Police say the five girls from Geneva County, Alabama, had all been together at a Christmas gathering and were driving to someone else’s home when the accident happened.

Emilee Fain, Cassidy Dunn and Addyson Martin died in a Christmas Day car crash. Picture: WTVY

Lt Michael McDuffie said: “We’re not sure for what reason they lost control, but it hit a big oak tree.

“It could have been a deer ran out in front of them.”

Emilee Fain and Addyson Martin died in the SUV crash on Christmas Day in Alabama. Picture: Supplied

Police Chief Tony Clemmons posted on the department’s Facebook page asking for people to pray for several devastated families in the town.

The city school system announced on Facebook that First Baptist Church of Geneva was opening its sanctuary, and ministers and counsellors would be available.

Cassidy Dunn and Emilee Fain died on Christmas Day car crash in Alabama. Picture: Supplied

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Geneva County Coroner Donny Adkinson said the tragedy was “just awful”.

“We are all deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our three exceptional students. There are no words to express the sense of loss that our community is experiencing this morning. Geneva is a close-knit community. When one hurts, we all hurt,” he said. “The goal today is for our students and our community to have an opportunity to cry, talk, pray and to find comfort together. Moving forward we will rally around the families, but for now, we need time to mourn together. We appreciate the prayers of everyone in the Wiregrass and throughout the state. We would ask that everyone continue to lift the families up in prayer and to remember our injured student who has undergone extensive surgery. The outpouring of support is an indication of the positive way that each girl lived their lives.”

None of the girls’ families have yet made a public statement.

The two girls who were injured have not been named.

The one of them had to be flown from the scene. She had a number of surgeries which reportedly were successful and she is expected to recover.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and is republished here with permission