Teenage brother, sister killed in Vance County crash

The accident happened on Rock Mill Road in Henderson.

The teenagers were identified as 16-year-old MiAsia Coles and 15-year-old Kenneth Taylor by family members.

Family said the loss of the siblings was a "double hit."

"It's a sad time [and] it's a sad occasion," said the siblings' aunt Tiffany Branch.

"It's tough," said their uncle James Kearney. "Me, as an uncle, I was kind of a father figure to them. It hit me, hard, too."

Just before the crash, family said Coles and Taylor had dropped off their two other siblings, Kaya Taylor and Keyara Taylor, at Vance County Middle School.

Then, Cole and Taylor were on their way to Vance County High School when they were involved in the head-on collision.

"I broke down, literally, because they were my heart," said Taliyah Gill, a friend of Kenneth Taylor.

Family members said the teenagers had bright personalities and loved sports.

"They were the life of the party," said Branch.

A spokeswoman for Vance County Schools said additional counselors and support staff would be on campus for students and staff.

"We are deeply saddened by the tragedy that has impacted the family and our school community. We are committed to serving the needs of the students and employees in the days and weeks to come," a spokeswoman for the school district said in a statement.

The community is expected to gather at Fox Pond Park on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the teenagers.

"It's going to take all of us to get through this tragic time together, and that's the only way we can get through it -- is together," said Branch.