UPDATED: Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 at 6:03 p.m.

Brianna Herrera, a Syracuse University senior, died in a bus crash Thursday evening in northern New Jersey along Interstate 80, state police confirmed Friday afternoon.

Herrera, an information management and technology major, was traveling home to visit family in the New York City area, Dean of Students Robert Hradsky said in a campus-wide email Friday.

The New Jersey State Police said Herrera died in a Prevost bus crash along I-80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills at about 7:30 p.m., according to a Twitter statement posted by the agency.

The NJSP has identified Brianna Herrera, 21, from Ozone Park, N.Y., as the victim who was killed in a crash that occurred last evening on I-80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills. Herrera was a passenger on the Prevost bus. Cause of the crash remains under investigation. No additional info.

— NJSP – State Police (@NJSP) January 25, 2019

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, state police said. The agency said three cars were involved in the crash.

Herrera was reportedly on an Adirondack Trailways bus, per WBNG, a Binghamton-based news station.

The Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience has reached out to Herrera’s roommates, friends and members of Sigma Delta Tau, Hradsky said. He added that SU is working to help those affected, and that students can seek support at the Counseling Center, located at 200 Walnut Pl. 

We have no words to describe the tragedy that occurred last night that took the life of one of our beloved sisters. Brianna was a senior in our chapter and loved by so many. The sisters of Sigma Delta Tau will remember her infectious smile and positive light forever. Please join us in remembering Brianna at Hendricks Chapel at 7pm tonight. She will be dearly missed, we love you Brianna.

A photo posted by sigmadeltatausu

An email sent out by Vice President of Recruitment for the Panhellenic Council Amanda Russell on Friday afternoon said that rush events on Friday were canceled and the remaining schedule for spring recruitment is to be determined.

“We will be taking today and the days to come to pay our respects to our sister,” the email said.

This post has been updated with additional reporting.

Published on January 25, 2019 at 4:24 pm

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