Palmer student, 16, dies when SUV, leaving high school, is hit by truck

A 16-year-old student from a Palmer, Massachusetts, high school died when their SUV was hit by a truck Tuesday afternoon, NBC affiliate WWLP reported.

The crash occurred when the driver, who has not been identified, was leaving Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School in his 1988 Chevy Suburban when the vehicle was hit by a tractor-trailer on the driver's side, killing them, Palmer police said.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was unharmed in the accident, police said. State and local investigators were looking into the crash.

Officials noted support services were being offered at Pathfinder Tech to aid the student body.