Columbia University student Xie Hongzhuo among five killed when a tour bus returning from Niagara Falls crashed on Interstate 90 in New York Friday.
A Columbia University student was among five people killed Friday when a tour bus returning from Niagara Falls rolled over on a rural stretch of Interstate 90 of the New York State Thruway in upstate New York, according to authorities.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Columbia University said it is mourning the death of Xie Hongzhuo, 22, of Beijing, China, who was a student in New York City.
« This heartbreaking loss is felt deeply across our community », a spokesperson wrote in a statement. « We are in close contact with her family and offering them our full support. … Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with her family, friends, and all who have been touched by this tragedy. »
The university said it is providing counseling and other resources to students who may need them.
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