Doral community mourns two teenagers killed in fiery crash: "I was in disbelief"

An investigation is underway in Doral after two teenagers were killed in a fiery crash on Tuesday evening, according to officials.

Doral police said the single-vehicle crash was reported in the area of Northwest 87th Avenue and 54th Street.

When emergency crews arrived, they said the vehicle was engulfed in flames, and two people inside the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.

The two teenagers inside the vehicle were identified as students from the Downtown Doral Charter Upper School.

Jeannette Acevedo-Isenberg, the Head of Schools at Downtown Doral Charter Schools, identified the students as Mateo Dávila and Alessia Tucci in a statement to families on Wednesday morning.

"Our entire community is mourning this unimaginable loss, and out thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends, our faculty, and staff at our elementary school and certainly our upper school, where they currently attended," she said in the statement. "Both students deeply loved their school, their teachers, their coaches, and their peers, leaving a lasting impact on everyone who knew them."

Acevedo-Isenberg said that grief counselors were being offered to support students and staff starting Wednesday.

"We recognize that this news is difficult to process," she said. "We encourage parents to talk openly with their children and monitor their well-being."

Friends of victims say they're in disbelief after hearing news of the crash

Friends of the victims that CBS News Miami spoke with said they were in shock when they heard the news.

"I was in disbelief. I didn't want to believe it until one of my other friends texted me privately," one student said. "I don't know. I actually have no words."

Dávila was a member of the school's basketball team, who posted a tribute to their beloved teammate on Instagram.

"Rest in peace to our beloved player Mateo Davila," the team said in the Instagram post. "You and your family will always be in our hearts."

The post has since received hundreds of likes and dozens of comments.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit has since taken over the investigation and will determine what led up to the fatal crash.

No other information was immediately available.