A Louisiana Tech University student-athlete was killed in a two-car crash in Montgomery County late Friday afternoon.
Noah Riche, 22, was headed east on U.S. 270 near Joplin at 4:35 p.m. when his 2006 Honda Civic crossed the centerline and struck a westbound 2007 Chevrolet truck head-on, according to the Arkansas State Police.
Riche was pronounced dead at the scene. Walker Green, 59, of Mount Ida was injured in the crash and taken to a hospital in Hot Springs, according to state police.
Riche, a native of Madisonville, La., was about to start his fifth year at Louisiana Tech in Ruston, where he was an engineering major. He also was a javelin thrower on the school's track and field team.
Riche was on his way back to Ruston after a stint in Mount Ida, where he was working at Camp Ozark, a Christian children's camp, according to an announcement from the university.
"This is a terrible tragedy," Louisiana Tech head track and field coach Gary Stanley said. "Noah was such a bright young man that came to Louisiana Tech for all the right reasons. He was such an enjoyable young man, a great kid."
A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Louisiana Tech, Riche was scheduled to leave soon for a mission trip to El Salvador.
Metro on 08/16/2015