Atlanta, GA : Witnesses pulled North Gwinnett High student from car after deadly crash on Thursday, March 23rd 2017

A North Gwinnett High School student died after a crash near the campus, according to the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Shan Ramcharan, 17, was heading west on Moore Road on Thursday when he lost control of a 2005 Nissan trying to negotiate a curve at Belle Estates Road, according to a Gwinnett police crash report.

The car spun counter-clockwise and collided with a 2001 Toyota Tacoma heading east.

His car landed in the yard of a family, who pulled him from the wreckage, Channel 2 Action News reported.

“You could hear the roar of the engine, tires screeching and then boom,” witness Rod Foster told the news station.Ramcharan, of Suwanee, was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville around 2:30 p.m. with life-threatening injuries. He died just before 9 p.m., said investigator Eric Bailey of the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The other driver, 53-year-old Ann Rhodes of Sugar Hill, was also injured but left the scene to seek medical attention, according to the crash report.

There were no passengers in the vehicles, police said.

Authorities are working to see if speed was a factor in the crash.

“This type of loss is hard for the whole school community,” Gwinnett County Schools spokeswoman Sloan Roach said. “Everyone feels it.”

North Gwinnett High added counselors to help students and staff members affected by the teen’s death.

The crash led to an outpouring of support for the family on social media.

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Witnesses pulled North Gwinnett High student from car after deadly crash