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ConVal community shows support for football accident victims

The ConVal Regional High School community is coming together after two fatal crashes involving current and former students occurred over the weekend. A football game scheduled for last Friday night will be played on Monday after being postponed several hours after the first of the two fatal crashes. Dublin Police said three ConVal students crashed into a tree on Perry Pasture Road Friday afternoon. The driver, Damien Cronan, 17, a ConVal student from Antrim, was killed in the crash. The two other students in the car were treated for injuries. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

PETERBOROUGH, NH —

The ConVal Regional High School community is coming together following two fatal accidents over the weekend involving current and former students.

A football match scheduled for last Friday evening will be played on Monday after it was postponed a few hours after the first of the two fatal accidents.

Dublin Police said three ConVal students crashed into a tree on Perry Pasture Road on Friday afternoon. The driver, Damien Cronan, 17, a ConVal student from Antrim, was killed in the crash. The other two students in the car were treated for injuries.

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Early Saturday morning, driver Devin Lundgren, 21, of New Ipswich, and his passenger James Barna, 18, of Sharon, were pronounced dead following a crash in New Ipswich.

Barna was also a student at ConVal until last year. His family told News 9 that he had a talent for brightening up a room and was a hard worker.

“It's an extremely difficult time for our ConVal High School community and the entire community, for our district,” said Principal Heather McKillop. “Any time you lose a student and people are injured or affected by an accident, it's really tough.”

School officials said the football game is the beginning of a healing process for the entire ConVal community. A moment of silence is planned before the game.

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