Family and friends are posting pictures of 13-year-old Deb Seol at a growing road-side memorial in Coquitlam.
"I feel so sorry for the family," said Mackenzie Mosley, who is friends with the victim’s sister.
"She seemed like she had such a bubbly personality."
Other friends describe the popular Montgomery Middle School student as a compassionate teen who loved basketball.
Coquitlam RCMP said a southbound Dodge Charger was turning left onto Riverview Monday afternoon when it collided with a northbound black BMW. The impact sent the BMW onto the traffic island where five children were standing. Police said the children were on their way to a park, and ranged in age from six to 17 years old.
"They were waiting on the side of the road in what they thought was a safe place, and I thought it was a safe place, too," said Staff Sgt. Mark McCutcheon.
A six-year-old boy was taken to hospital in serious condition.
A passerby who did not know Seol dropped by the memorial to pay his respects.
"I have two kids. I can’t imagine that happening to me," he told CTV News.
Mounties said both drivers are co-operating with the investigation, and impairment and distracted driving do not appear to have been factors.
