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ORIGINAL: The victims of a fatal school bus crash along Interstate 79 have been identified by police.
Lindsay Thompkins, 31, of Aliquippa, Beaver County, was the driver of the school bus that crashed into a tractor-trailer near the Route 422 interchange on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania state police.
The tractor-trailer driver Karandeep Singh, who was uninjured when the bus crashed into and police believe the speed of the bus might have been a factor, according to a release by police.
Brylee Walker, 14, was the student killed in the crash, according to a GoFundMe campaign page setup by surviving students on the bus and social media.
She was on her way home from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center along with 12 other students all between the ages of 13 and 17, according to police.
Two of the students were flown to Pittsburgh hospitals for treatment and were reportedly in stable condition, according to police.
Two other students were taken to UPMC Children's Hospital in Lawrenceville and have since been released, police told Daily Voice.
Lincoln Park posted a statement on the school's Facebook page saying, "We are all devastated by the loss of one of Lincoln Park's precious students and the driver of the bus...our hearts are with all those affected by this tragedy."
A GoFundMe campaign page was launched to help Walker's family cover funeral expenses.
In the first day the campaign has raised over $14,000 of a $10,000 goal.
Walker is survived by her family, classmates and friends, according to social media.
Thompkins is survived by his two children, sister, a large extended family and numerous friends and colleagues, according to social media.
He was an Aliquippa native where he attended school and played football, according to his Facebook.
He previously worked as a police officer in Texas before working for Rhodes Transit where he has worked for about five years now, according to his social media.
His family and friends have been very shook up by the events surrounding the crash, according to their Facebook profile page posts.
The family has also posted that the GoFundMe campaign for Thompkins is fake and not affiliated with them, and the false fundraiser has been reported to the company according to the family.
Funeral and memorial service details for both Walker and Thompkins have not been released.
If you want to donate to Walker's GoFundMe, you can do so here.
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