Policemen examine the scene of a minivan crash near Turangi, New Zealand, Saturday, May 12, 2012. Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed Saturday when their minivan crashed. At least five other students from the university were injured in the accident, including one who was in critical condition. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, John Cowpland)

Three Boston U. students killed in New Zealand crash

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Posted: 5/12/2012 8:17:05 AM
Updated: 5/12/2012 8:18:54 AM

   WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Officials have identified three Boston University students who were killed when their minivan crashed in New Zealand, where they had been studying.
   At least five other students from the university were injured in the accident Saturday, including one who was in critical condition.
   Joseph Bergen, the U.S. vice consul in Auckland, New Zealand, identified the deceased students as Daniela Lekhno, Roch Jauberty and Austin Brashears, according to the Boston University website. New Zealand police confirmed their identities.
   Police said the students were traveling in the minivan at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday near the North Island vacation town of Taupo when the vehicle drifted to the side of the road and then rolled when the driver tried to correct course.

WPRO's Steve Klamkin spoke with ABC's Linda Albin at the Foreign Desk about the crash on "Steve Klamkin and the WPRO Saturday Morning News

The Associated Press