WALTHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Police released the identity of a Brandeis student who was killed in a violent shuttle bus crash in Waltham late Saturday night, which also left 26 people hospitalized.

A preliminary investigation suggested a bus transporting Brandeis University students from a hockey game at Northeastern University crashed into a tree on South Street around 10:32 p.m., according to a joint statement issued by Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Waltham Chief of Police Kevin O’Connell.

One student, Vanessa Mark, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other 26 students and the driver were hospitalized. An update from the university website said most of the students had been released from the hospital and the university would not be releasing any of their identities out of privacy concerns.

According to the statement released by Brandeis University Sunday morning, Mark was an undergraduate student on leave from the university. She had continued living in Waltham, and Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz described her as “an active and cherished member of the Brandeis community.”

The university canceled Monday and Tuesday’s classes for people to start Thanksgiving break early and be with loved ones, the letter said. Mark’s family has been notified of the tragedy and the administration will keep the community updated on ways to remember Mark’s memory.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Waltham Police, the Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police Crash Reconstruction Section.

No charges have been filed in connection with the crash.

The Waltham Police Department is urging anyone who may have witnessed this accident or have any information to contact the Waltham Police Department at (781) 314-3600.

Brandeis has notified students, faculty, and staff about the accident and counseling services will be provided.

This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

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