The West Lauderdale High School community mourned the loss of a student and his father Monday, following their deaths Sunday night when they were struck next to their vehicle on Highway 39 in Kemper County.

The accident around 5:30 p.m. Sunday in Kemper County killed Bradley House, 15, his father, Jason House, 44, hospitalized his mother, Amy House, all of Meridian, and killed the driver of a second vehicle, Quinton Harvey, 33, of DeKalb, according to Sgt. Andy West, of Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop H.

Amy House was taken to Rush Hospital in DeKalb. She was later transferred to Rush Hospital in Meridian.

The family of three had been hunting on Sunday evening and around 5:30 p.m. turned their passenger pickup truck south onto Highway 39 near Daleville and pulled off to the side of the road to change out of their hunting clothes, Kemper County Sheriff James Moore said. The father and son changed on the roadside and the mother stayed inside the vehicle, Moore said.

Moore said the second driver, Harvey, apparently lost control, skidded and hit the two changing outside of the truck before hitting the Ford F-150. Harvey’s 2001 Lincoln Towncar had enough momentum to hit a tree, Moore said. Harvey was pronounced dead that the scene.

Bradley House played football as a sophomore at West Lauderdale High School on special teams, as a defensive back and as a running back.

Knights coach Stan McCain remembered Bradley as well-liked and happy.

“He always had a smile on his face. He was one of those guys,” McCain said. “He was serious when it was time to be serious and liked to have a lot of fun when it wasn’t time. Everybody liked being around him.”

Bradley played on the JV team and worked toward getting more playing time, McCain said.

“He wanted to go as far as he could go with it,” said McCain, who said Bradley had played football since seventh grade.

Principal Shane Rodgers said West Lauderdale had about a dozen counselors at the school for students in need of grief counseling, some from Weems’ Crisis Management Team, other schools and some local ministers.