A junior hockey team in Canada lost three of its own on Monday Feb. 2, in a tragic car accident.
The young men – members of the Southern Alberta Mustangs – were on their way to practice when their car was hit by a large gravel truck at an intersection in Stavely, Alberta, about an hour’s drive south of Calgary.
Caden Fine, 17, and 18-year-olds Cameron Casorso and JJ Wright were declared dead at the scene of the crash. The 40-year-old man driving the truck received minor injuries, according to Claresholm Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Police said they’re continuing their investigation into the collision.
‘There are no words that can adequately express the depth of our grief,’ the team said in a statement on social media. ‘We are a family, and today our family is hurting.
‘Whether it’s Swift Current or Humboldt or Stavely, where the Mustangs played, any time a tragedy of this nature happens, it hits all of the hockey world very hard. Caden Fine, Cameron Casorso and JJ Wright were three boys chasing their dreams.
‘Our hearts go out to their families and everyone their lives touched.’