article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Georgia Southern University was in mourning Thursday after five nursing students were killed the day before in a multivehicle wreck near Savannah.
article_snippet.sent: Caitlyn Baggett, Morgan Bass, Emily Clark, Abbie Deloach and Catherine
article_snippet.sent: (McKay) Pittman -- all juniors -- were killed in crash as they were traveling to a hospital in Savannah, according to the school website.
article_snippet.sent: Fellow nursing students Brittney McDaniel and Megan Richards were injured as was another person, who was not identified by the Georgia State Patrol.
article_snippet.sent: Today should have been a day of celebration for this bright group of students," at St. Joseph's/Candler hospital said in a Facebook posting.
article_snippet.sent: It was pretty tragic.
article_snippet.sent: The loss of any student, especially in a tragic way, is particularly painful.
article_snippet.sent: Losing five students is almost incomprehensible.
article_snippet.sent: Georgia Southern flew flags at half-staff and counseling was offered to students.
article_snippet.sent: A campuswide vigil was held Thursday night.
article_snippet.sent: The school has a student body of about 20,000 and is in Statesboro, about 60 miles from Savannah.
highlights_snippet.sent: Georgia Southern University mourns five nursing students killed in auto accident .
  