Villanova Student Killed, 4 Injured in Mexico Car Accident

A Villanova University sophomore was killed and four other students were injured after they were involved in a car accident while on spring break in Mexico Thursday, according to a school official.

Williams Zimmerman of Far Hills, NJ, who died from his injuries, was a student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, according to Rev. John P. Stack, Vice President for Student Life.

โ€œOur thoughts and prayers are with everyone touched by this tragedy, Stack wrote in an email to the student body. โ€œPlease keep our students and their families in your prayers, especially the Zimmermann family.โ€

Four other students sustained injuries in the accident, but they were not-life threatening, according to Stack.

No further details about the accident have been released at this time.

Stay with NBC10.com for updates on this developing story.
 

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