2 NY students killed when driver's ed vehicle collides with tractor-trailer in Warwick

WARWICK, N.Y. (KABC) -- Two high school students were killed and two other students were injured after a tractor-trailer collided with their driver-training vehicle in Warwick, New York, Tuesday morning.

Goshen High School students Antonio Baglivo and Paul Vandoran, both 16, died in the crash, while students Lucas O'Connor and Claudia Krebs were transported to Westchester Medical Center for very serious injuries.

The students were taking a driving lesson when police say a 2007 Chevy Malibu approached a flashing red light at Blooms Corner Road and County Road. The driver of the tractor trailer says the car initially stopped, but then pulled into the intersection and into his path.

The two teens who died were in the back seat, along with O'Connor. Krebs was behind the wheel, and a 60-year-old instructor was in the passenger seat. He was not seriously hurt.

Everyone in the driver's ed vehicle was wearing seat belts, police said.

The trucker, a 61-year-old Pennsylvania man, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

"They were special kids, unique personalities, liked by their friends," superintendent Dan Connor said. "They're two kids that will be missed come the start of the school year."

The driving school is based in Middletown, but offers classes to Goshen students.

"Full of life," school board member Judy Green said. "Kids involved in a lot of activities, and had a lot of friends. It's hard to talk. It's a devastating day for Goshen."

As so many mourn the loss of such young promising lives, neighbors and town leaders point to an ongoing problem.

"We have made numerous requests over the past eight years to have that light be a fully functional traffic light," Warwick Town Supervisor Michael Sweeton said. "It's a county road. We've made those requests to Orange County. The previous administration in Orange County has deemed through their analysis that it didn't warrant it. However, we argue due to the number of incidents at that intersection that it certainly warrants it. This case underscores how much it warrants it."

No one has been charged or ticketed. The crash remains under investigation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.