Two teens dead, 2 others hospitalized following I-40 crash in Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Two teenagers are dead following a late-night crash on I-40 in Asheville Saturday, April 6, officials said Sunday.

The crash involved at least two students -- juniors -- from Charlotte Catholic High School, according to a post made Sunday afternoon on Charlotte Catholic's Facebook page.

In total, six teens were involved in the single-vehicle crash, including two minors.

N.C. State Highway Patrol said at approximately 11:31 p.m. Saturday, troopers responded to a fatal crash that took place on the off-ramp of Exit 53B on I-40 in Buncombe County.

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According to officials, a 2015 Volvo passenger car was traveling east on I-40 when the driver attempted to take the Exit 53B off-ramp. The vehicle was traveling too fast to safely negotiate the off-ramp and lost control, ran off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree. Preliminary investigation shows speed was a factor in the crash.

Two rear passengers were killed, identified as Robert Fox, age 19, of Wilmette, Illinois, and Sophia Gordon, age 16, of Charlotte, N.C., a student at Myers Park High School in Charlotte.

A post made on the Myers Park High School's Facebook page Sunday shared a photo of Gordon, who was a junior at the school, with a somber announcement of her death.

Two other rear passengers of the Volvo, Isabella Tarantelli, age 18, and a 17-year-old minor, both of Charlotte, were transported to Mission Hospital in critical condition.

The driver of the vehicle, William Tyson Neumann, 18, of Augusta, Georgia, and the front-seat passenger, 18-year-old Hunter Sanford, of Pineville, N.C., were both transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

No charges have been filed.

This is a developing story. Check back at WLOS.com for further information as it is made available.